As the Revolutionary War spread through every region ... Many thousands of African Americans who aided the British lost their freedom anyway. Many of them ended up in slavery in the Caribbean.

The day ended in a British retreat to Boston. But the war would be long — John Adams had predicted it might span 10 years — and the outcome never assured. On June 17, the Americans ...

The American Revolution or Revolutionary War began in 1775 when the British held Thirteen Colonies of America rebelled ...