Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday nominated Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain to lead Air Combat Command following Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach's retirement. If confirmed, Spain would be boss of the Air Force’s largest command ...

Volume Two of the bestselling historian's "Revolution Trilogy" details the middle years of the War for Independence, in which ...

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

Historically, the city was known as Huamanga during colonial times. It was renamed Ayacucho—Quechua for “corner of the dead”—after the pivotal Battle of Ayacucho in 1824, which took place in nearby ...

Who won the First Battle of Panipat? The first battle of Panipat was fought between Babur and Lodi, and in this decisive battle, Babur won this battle. The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 20 ...

This remarkable piece, named the Ayacucho Hero’s Crown, will be donated to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. The crown honors the bicentennial of the Battle of Ayacucho, the decisive ...

The two armies met on the Plain of Junín in the , northwest of the Jauja Valley. The Battle of Ayacucho was one of the last battles of the war of independence and secured Peru’s independence. Both ...

to lead the ceremony celebrating the 200th anniversary of Battle of Ayacucho, the final battle for South American independence from Spain. The airport rally included family members of 10 victims ...