The Battle of Fort William & Mary is one of the first major instances of Patriots taking up arms against the British in the American Revolution. John Langdon was at the head of the first attack.
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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Improves American Gunpowder
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was a wealthy Frenchman who came to the United States to escape the Reign of Terror.
Henry Tucker and the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot
Henry Tucker may not have been an American, but his role in the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot helped the colonists secure much needed ammunition early in the Revolutionary War.