The earthen “Star Fort” at Ninety-Six remains one of the best-preserved examples of an original 18th century fortification, ... The British capture of Charleston, ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

Archaeologists uncovered an earthen British fort buried under St. Augustine, Florida, and dated it to between 1763 and 1783. British rule was short-lived in St. Augustine and was sandwiched ...