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Nathanael Greene was a close friend of George Washington and also fought with Washington at Boston and Valley Forge.
Henry Knox directed Gen. Washington's famous Christmas night trip across the Delaware River in 1776, where American troops surprised the Hessian forces. Soon, Knox was promoted to brigadier general and then was promoted to major general after the surrender of Gen. Lord Cornwallis in October 1781.
In, 1777 Marquis de Lafayette came to America to volunteer on the staff of George Washington. Lafayette also enlisted other French leaders to assist the American cause.
John Sullivan a brigadier general in Washington's Army. Sullivan served as major general from 1776 until the end of the war and then became one of the first governors of New Hampshire.
George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. Later Washington became the First official President of the United States of America.
"Mad Anthony" Wayne served as one of the leaders of Pennsylvania's forces during the revolution. Despite Wayne's temper, for which he received his nickname, George Washington had great respect for his military leadership. After Washington became president, he named Wayne commander-in-chief of the American military forces.
John Adams Boston lawyer who first became famous for defending the British soldiers accused of murdering five civilians in the Boston Massacre. He became and activist organized the first Committee of Correspondence of Boston, which spread to other organizations across the colonies, he later became President.
Benjamin Franklin was an Philadelphia printer, inventor, and patriot who drew the famous “Join or Die” political cartoon for the Albany Congress. He was also a delegate for the Second Continental Congress and a member of the committee responsible for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Patrick Henry colonist famous for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. Henry openly spoke against the Crown in the years after the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jefferson was planter and lawyer who later became president of the United States. In 1776, he drafted the Declaration of Independence, which justified American independence from Britain. Later, he served as the first secretary of state under President George Washington and as vice president to John Adams.
Lord General Charles Cornwallis was blamed for the loss of the colonies, but he proved to be a capable general and politician in Ireland and India after the Revolutionary War.
Horatio Gates was an American general who fought in the French and Indian War and then was, at different times, commander of both the Northern Army of the U.S. and the Southern Army of the U.S, commanding officer of the American force that retreated from the recaptured Fort Ticonderoga, and he also commanded at in Battle of Saratoga.
Henry Knox directed Gen. Washington's famous Christmas night trip across the Delaware River in 1776, where American troops surprised the Hessian forces. Soon, Knox was promoted to brigadier general and then was promoted to major general after the surrender of Gen. Lord Cornwallis in October 1781.
In, 1777 Marquis de Lafayette came to America to volunteer on the staff of George Washington. Lafayette also enlisted other French leaders to assist the American cause.
John Sullivan a brigadier general in Washington's Army. Sullivan served as major general from 1776 until the end of the war and then became one of the first governors of New Hampshire.
George Washington served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. Later Washington became the First official President of the United States of America.
"Mad Anthony" Wayne served as one of the leaders of Pennsylvania's forces during the revolution. Despite Wayne's temper, for which he received his nickname, George Washington had great respect for his military leadership. After Washington became president, he named Wayne commander-in-chief of the American military forces.
John Adams Boston lawyer who first became famous for defending the British soldiers accused of murdering five civilians in the Boston Massacre. He became and activist organized the first Committee of Correspondence of Boston, which spread to other organizations across the colonies, he later became President.
Benjamin Franklin was an Philadelphia printer, inventor, and patriot who drew the famous “Join or Die” political cartoon for the Albany Congress. He was also a delegate for the Second Continental Congress and a member of the committee responsible for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Patrick Henry colonist famous for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech. Henry openly spoke against the Crown in the years after the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jefferson was planter and lawyer who later became president of the United States. In 1776, he drafted the Declaration of Independence, which justified American independence from Britain. Later, he served as the first secretary of state under President George Washington and as vice president to John Adams.
Lord General Charles Cornwallis was blamed for the loss of the colonies, but he proved to be a capable general and politician in Ireland and India after the Revolutionary War.
Horatio Gates was an American general who fought in the French and Indian War and then was, at different times, commander of both the Northern Army of the U.S. and the Southern Army of the U.S, commanding officer of the American force that retreated from the recaptured Fort Ticonderoga, and he also commanded at in Battle of Saratoga.
the British army
Benedict Arnold fought for the American Revolutionary but felt that others who were less deserving had been promoted above him. He later joined the British in 1780, when he was commissioned as a brigadier general to the British Army.
Joseph Brant was an Mohawk chief and influential leader of the Iroquois tribes. Brant was one of the many Native American leaders who advocated an alliance with Britain against the Americans in the Revolutionary War, in hope of protection from land-hungry American settlers.
King George III inherited the throne at the age of twelve. He ruled Britain throughout the Seven Years’ War, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. After the of the French and Indian War, his popularity declined in the American colonies.
Henry Clinton led the British as Commander-in-Chief for much of the American Revolution. His meticulous record-keeping has given us our only historical information on some Revolutionary War spies.
William Howe is the other British Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution. He captured New York and Philadelphia.
John Burgoyne returned to England in disgrace after surrendering at the Battle of Saratoga.
Edward Braddock's famous fall, next to then Colonel George Washington, during the French and Indian War helped lead to the War for Independence.
Joseph Brant was an Mohawk chief and influential leader of the Iroquois tribes. Brant was one of the many Native American leaders who advocated an alliance with Britain against the Americans in the Revolutionary War, in hope of protection from land-hungry American settlers.
King George III inherited the throne at the age of twelve. He ruled Britain throughout the Seven Years’ War, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812. After the of the French and Indian War, his popularity declined in the American colonies.
Henry Clinton led the British as Commander-in-Chief for much of the American Revolution. His meticulous record-keeping has given us our only historical information on some Revolutionary War spies.
William Howe is the other British Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution. He captured New York and Philadelphia.
John Burgoyne returned to England in disgrace after surrendering at the Battle of Saratoga.
Edward Braddock's famous fall, next to then Colonel George Washington, during the French and Indian War helped lead to the War for Independence.