Revolutionary War weapons were built for a slower and more brutal kind of combat. Soldiers fired, reloaded, marched in tight ...

When we talk about the American Revolution, we usually use the same sort of tired tropes and characterizations. Warfare is complex, and can’t be readily distilled down to common elements like the ...

Canon balls could tear through multiple ranks, going through a chest here, breaking a limb there, rebounding. That guy (Carabinier Fauveau) didn't stand a chance. The cuirass is on display at the ...

Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom. How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world to win American independence? Discover the key military ...

Cannon, as it turns out, are a lot more difficult to fire than you'd think. (Courtesy of GBH/NOVA) Many readers may remember watching "NOVA" in middle school or high school science classes, and some ...