A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to speak at a ceremony honoring those who fought at the first major southern ...

Later that evening, these Irish loyalists celebrated St. Patrick’s Day “with their accustomed Hilarity,” noted a local journalist. Lord Rawdon’s Volunteers of Ireland regiment led the way with a ...

March arrived like a lion in Newport this year—a fitting reminder that the voices of many women in Rhode Island’s history still roar today. This two-part “Voices” series highlights several remarkable, ...

In the early morning of Feb. 27, 1776, muskets and cannon fire rang out, blotting out the battle cries of British Loyalist soldiers in what would be the Patriot’s first decisive victory of the ...