From farming to shipbuilding — Connecticut played an essential role in the war effort during the American Revolution. It was even nicknamed the “Provisions State” for its contributions to ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because ...

THERE YOU GO. STILL AHEAD A native son of Connecticut, General Benedict Arnold switched allegiance to the British crown in the middle of the American Revolution. His British troops burned New ...

Connecticut has a deep history with the Revolutionary War. Plenty of tales detail battles and bloodshed between colonial men and their British enemies, but what about the women? WSHU’s Molly ...

The War Office will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Connecticut Council of Safety’s first meeting, kicking off celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. The event, set for Saturday, June 7 ...

Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered ... itself was initially less a revolution than a demand for better terms. Woody Holton, a professor of early American history at the University ...

Get top local Connecticut stories delivered to you every morning with the News Headlines newsletter. Fought from 1775 to 1783, the American Revolutionary War was the United States' founding ...