1775 – 1783
The American Revolution began as a crisis within the British Empire and became a war in which thirteen colonies secured independence with decisive French aid and wider Spanish and Dutch participation. Patriots, Loyalists, enslaved and free Black people, and Native nations made different choices under coercive conditions. The new United States adopted republican institutions while preserving slavery and expanding claims to Indigenous lands.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
The American Revolution began as a crisis within the British Empire and became a war in which thirteen colonies secured independence with decisive French aid and wider Spanish and Dutch participation. Patriots, Loyalists, enslaved and free Black people, and Native nations made different choices under coercive conditions. The new United States adopted republican institutions while preserving slavery and expanding claims to Indigenous lands.
The American Revolution was fought from 1775 to 1783.
The American Revolution was fought between Patriots and British.
An estimated 75,000 people died in The American Revolution, including roughly 50,000 military and 25,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Long Island, Valley Forge Encampment, and Battle of Brandywine.