Bristol in the American Revolutionary War
Discover Bristol, Rhode Island’s vital role in the American Revolution, including the 1778 British raid and the roots of the nation’s oldest Fourth of July celebration.
Agrippa Hull: A Revolutionary Story
Agrippa Hull was a free black man who enlisted in the Continental Army from Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and served until the end of hostilities.
British Casualties in the Battle of Rhode Island
Amid the chaos of battle, soldiers faced wounds, loss, and survival, shaping their fates for years to come.
Virtual Author’s Talk—From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War
For eight grueling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial independence. This conflict also ensnared Native American warriors and the armies and navies of […]
Virtual Lecture—Benjamin Franklin, Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis and Spain’s Grand Strategy in the American Revolutionary War
Historian Thomas E. Chávez focuses our attention on Spanish participation throughout the American Revolution through a discussion of Spain’s grand strategy during the war; the contributions to the Spanish […]
Lecture: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment of 1778
On Wednesday February 19th at 6:30 PM the BoRIA’s Lecture Series sponsored by a grant from the RI State Legislature (Senator Linda Ujifusa) along with our partners at the Portsmouth […]
Lecture: Fred Zilian: The Rhode Island Campaign and the Battle of RI 1778
Rather than being a summer vacation playground as it is today, Newport County, during the Revolutionary War era, was a war zone. In December, 1776, British-German forces occupied Aquidneck Island […]
Butts Hill Fort Awarded $500 from Student at Hathaway Elementary School in Portsmouth, RI.
On Monday, December 16th, members of the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee (BHFRC) and the Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) were on hand at Hathaway Elementary school in Portsmouth for a special check presentation.
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Signs Installed throughout Rhode Island
A request from the Battle of Rhode Island Association in the fall of 2022 to replace 5 old W3R-US (W3R) signs in Portsmouth became a 2-year effort by the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to replace all these signs in RI.
French Officers at the Battle of Rhode Island
Dozens of French Army officers departed France for America to serve as officers in the Continental Army. Several fought during the Rhode Island Campaign of July-August 1778 and at the Battle of Rhode Island.
