Revolutionary War

Type: Event

As of November 2026, Revolutionary War has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Nov 2026). Referenced to contrast violent uprising with preceding nonviolent organizational steps in the American Revolution and to argue that nonviolent actions were central to the…

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and, commanded by George Washington, defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war, b