revolutionary war

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That hasn’t stopped Americans from pushing back against the certainty of taxes—death is another matter—since the cry of “no taxation without representation” helped spark the Revolutionary War.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Balfe: And the Revolutionary War has been circling them for a very long time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In her remarks, Machado described the story of military general who fought in America's Revolutionary War who had given a medal to Simon Bolivar, one of the founding father's of modern Venezuela.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The American victory at Saratoga in October 1777 is often called the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

“Lafayette, we are here!” the Americans announced—a tribute to the Marquis de Lafayette, who sailed to America at the age of nineteen and served as a volunteer under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman