It also forced the British army under Lord Cornwallis into Virginia, where the rebels ultimately laid siege to his forces. Battle of Kings Mountain (October 1780) ...

Cornwallis was sick and not actually present for the surrender ceremony. General O'Hara, his second in command, and two other British officers wear red coats with gold braids. General George ...

During colonial rule, the British administration tried to control or even halt many Indian festivals, considering them disruptive or superstitious. However, the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri proved ...

Officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash on Wednesday on Cornwallis Road, just south of Bainbridge Drive in Durham.

Culture French Date 1878-ca. 1828 Control number IAP 07260651 Type Paintings Medium Oil on canvas Owner/Location Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel Street New Haven Connecticut 06520 Accession ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar. Macías, also known by the alias "Fito", is the leader of Los Choneros, a powerful criminal ...

The last British soldier left Palestine soil today and the thirty-one-year British rule of Palestine ended at midnight, by proclamation of Lt. Gen. Gordon H.A. MacMillan, last British military ...

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

British qualifier Oliver Tarvet calls for a change in United States college rules after being unable to take home his full Wimbledon prize money.

Business leaders in B.C. are calling on the province to end a rule that they say is hurting farmers and making British Columbians more reliant on imported food. In an opinion piece penned in the ...