(1) I had no idea George "I cannot tell a lie" Washington actually lied about/hid information that was embarrassing to him and his image when writing about his part in the French and Indian War. I always considered Washington a man with little to hide or be ashamed of.
(2) I learned that some people/historians believe the Civil War was the most important battle of the United States rather than the Revolutionary War. I always considered the Revolutionary War more important, even if not as many people died as in the Civil War. Without the Revolutionary War, the Civil War would never have been fought (or at least not for years and years).
(3) Soldiers taken captive were occasionally killed on the walk to the prison to avoid killing them there when they were officially considered prisoners of war. That plan seems to bizarre to me. Either way the people are going to get killed, so it was interesting hearing that some were cut down before reaching their destination to avoid slaughtering the prisoners. It's almost ironic.
(4) Colonel Henry Lee attacked enemy soldiers by surprise, killing ninety loyalists and wounding the remainders all without losing a single soldier on his side.
(5) The Americans, when they attempted to invade Canada, ran short on food and were left with nothing to eat except dogs and soup made of shoes and candles.
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