On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the 242 nd Annual Last Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War Celebration Commemoration will occur at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, 400 S. Sykes Creek Pkwy, Merritt ...

Unlike the Continental Army, the Navy recruited both free and enslaved blacks from the very start of the Revolutionary War -- partly out of desperation for seamen of any color, and partly because ...

During the Revolutionary War ... defeated Britain before Jones and the French fleet saw battle. After the war, the Continental Navy was disbanded, and Jones, in his late 30s, found himself ...

But the war would be long — John ... and openly provided naval assistance. In 1781, after six years of fighting, the deciding battle of the Revolution was fought at Yorktown, Virginia.

A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...

This Memorial Day Weekend, the Chelsea community and visitors from across the state can experience a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Chelsea Creek, the first ...