Army History Trails

The Army History Trails are Here!

Army History Trails provides users with a multimedia history experience on the precise terrain where a historical event occurred. Each trail represents a military campaign or significant battle in the Revolutionary War.

Battles of Lexington and Concord Trails Map

The trails have multiple segments that are geolocated to specific stopping points and has images of artifacts and artwork from that event, and text from an eyewitness with brief historical context.

Birth of the U.S. Army Thumbnail

Explore our Revolutionary War Army History Trails starting in spring 2025:

Trail Link
LEXINGTON (and CONCORD) 19 April 1775
Battles of Lexington and Concord

Battles of Lexington & Concord
TICONDEROGA 10 May 1775
Ticonderoga: Provincials Seize the Fort, May 1775

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
BOSTON 17 June 1775 - 17 March 1776
Boston: Bunker Hill, June 1775
Boston: Birth of the Army, June-September 1775

Bunker Hill
Coming Spring 2025
QUEBEC 28 August 1775 - 3 July 1776
Quebec: Crown Point to Quebec City, August-December 1775
Quebec: Arnold’s Expedition Through Maine, August-December 1775
Quebec: The Siege of Quebec City, December 1775-May 1776
Quebec: The Fight for Lake Champlain, May-November 1776
Coming Spring 2025
CHARLESTON 28-29 June 1776 (29 Mar - 12 May 1780) Coming Fall 2025
LONG ISLAND 26-29 August 1776 Coming Fall 2025
TRENTON 26 December 1776 Coming Winter 2026
PRINCETON 3 January 1777 Coming Winter 2026
SARATOGA 2 July - 17 October 1777 Coming Winter 2026
BRANDYWINE 11 September 1777 Coming Winter 2026
GERMANTOWN 4 October 1777 Coming Winter 2026
MONMOUTH 28 June 1778 Coming Winter 2026
SAVANNAH 29 December 1778; 16 Sep - 10 Oct 1779 Coming Winter 2026
CHARLESTON 29 March - 12 May 1780 Coming Winter 2026
COWPENS 17 January 1781 Coming Winter 2026
GUILFORD COURTHOUSE 15 March 1781 Coming Winter 2026
YORKTOWN 28 September - 19 October 1781
Siege of Yorktown

Siege of Yorktown