Wow.  This is a long section.  It covers  the whole war from beginning to end.   Let’s start at the beginning, with Washington in Boston, but remember that the study of history is not the story of the movement of troops.  There is a political, economic and social context to all wars.  This is especially [...]

Now the real fun begins.  It’s showtime in the colonies, as some of the colonists formmalize their rebellion against taxes and representation and the British structure of government by arming their muskets and firing them at British soldiers.   None of the delegates at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia could mistake their intentions now.  The British [...]