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In the final years of the Revolution, the Comte de Grasse aided the American cause through the disruption of the British Navy's supply lines.
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During the Battle of Camden, when the American line collapsed, de Kalb and his infantry remained on the field. De Kalb led a counterattack in an attempt to stem the tide but the British swarmed around...
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A career military officer under the French crown, the Comte de Rochambeau led 5,500 French troops to North America to aid in the Patriots' fight for independence from Britain.
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Johann Ewald, a Hessian captain, served in several significant Revolutionary War battles, including White Plains, Bound Brook, and the failed attack on Fort Mercer. He later fought at Yorktown, where...
Uncovering History
We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse
yourself in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse yourself
in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Charlestown, SC
Middleton Place is America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Battlefield
Clarendon County, SC
Patriot Francis Marion earns his famous nickname — "The Swamp Fox”— after a futile chase by British Commander Banastre Tarleton
Historic Site
Clermont, NY
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
Battlefield | State/County Park
Millburn, NJ
Site of one of the last contested battles of the Revolution's northern theater that protected Washington's encampment at Morristown.
Historic Site |
Mt. Vernon, NY
Historic church used as a military hospital after the Battle of Pell's Point.
National Park | Historic House
Morristown, NJ
The mansion once housed George Washington, who utilized it as his headquarters in the freezing winter of 1779.
Battlefield |
Freehold, NJ
A 94-foot monument now marks the spot that where the Battle of Monmouth commenced on June 28, 1778. A series of bronze plaques line the monument that depict famous scenes from the engagement.
Historic Site |
Rumson, NJ
In September 1780, Loyalist Colonel Tye captured Patriot captain Joshua Huddy after a fierce struggle. A Patriot ambush capsized their boat, allowing Huddy to escape while Tye suffered a wound that would prove fatal.
Historic Site | Historic House
South Bound Brook, NJ
Constructed in the early 1740s, this home acted as the headquarters of Baron Von Steuben during the Continental Army's cantonment in 1779. Today, it stands as one of the few remaining Dutch structures in central New Jersey.
State/County Park | Historic House
New Bern, NC
Originally destroyed by a fire in 1798, this faithful reconstruction stands on the former site of the Palace and offers an 18th century interpretive experience.
Battlefield | National Park
Greensboro, NC
One of the final battles of the Southern Campaign, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse cemented the British path to final defeat at the Battle of Yorktown.
Historic Site | Historic House
Charleston, SC
Visit Historic Drayton Hall — Tour the nation’s oldest preserved plantation house in America still open to the public. Explore Drayton Hall's 18th-century architecture, landscapes & the people who lived here.