PHILADELPHIA - It’s a patriotic case, solved just in time for Independence Day thanks in part to the eagle eye of a firearms appraiser: A Revolutionary War-era musket is now in the hands of a ...

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more. Jennifer Ouellette – Apr 14, 2025 10:30 ...

In up-close looks at war via videos, museum-goers can go back to the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, an intense scene of ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

Feel the sense of what it was like to be on the ground at the battlegrounds where the American Revolution was fought.

The musket shots heard ’round the world rang out 250 years ago on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. “Nova: Revolutionary War Weapons” airs next Wednesday, April 9.

From the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first military submarine, get a closeup look at the powerful and sometimes ingenious weapons that helped the colonies win the war. (Premiered April 9 at ...

Revolutionary War Weapons. Season 52 Episode 7 | 53m 39s Video has Audio Description, Closed Captions | AD CC. Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom. How ...