Quotes
I had never beheld such a superb man such as Washington (at Monmouth).
Marquis de Lafayette
This is why the Americans had to run from Bunker Hill
They ran out of ammo
This battle took place on Christmas
Trenton
This officer was Commander in Chief of the American Army
George Washington
This British officer earned the nickname 'The Butcher' for killing surrendering Americans.
Banastre Tarleton
If they come, I'll go at them with the bayonet.
Johann Rall
This is what Ben Franklin suggested the Americans fight with because they couldn't get enough gunpowder
Bow and arrow
This battle was the last major battle of the Revolution
This young officer is the reason we know so much about what happened during the war from a soldier's perspective.
Joseph Martin
This British officer traveled in style with 3 wagons full of luxurious while he campaigned from Canada.
I have not yet begun to fight.
John Paul Jones
This future president was at the battle of Trenton and was stabbed fighting for a cannon.
James Monroe
This battle stopped the British from controlling the Hudson River Valley
Saratoga
This American officer is the one who cut off the fingers of Banastre Tarleton
William Washington
This turncoat American offered to trade West Point for money
Benedict Arnold
I only regret that I have but one life to give.
Nathan Hale.
This was the modern dollar value of what the Marquis de Lafayette bought his ship/cargo for.
44,800,000
This open field battle was fought to a draw, but the Americans felt like it was a victory
Monmouth
This officer was in charge of training the troops at Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben
This British general was in charge of the southern campaign and chased Nathaniel Greene, Francis Marion and Daniel Morgan around in circles.
Cornwallis
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes
Israel Putnam or William Prescott
Name one of the ships that John Paul Jones sailed while raiding the British.
USS Ranger or Bonnehomme Richard
This battle was the only double envelopment of the war.
This is the commander that got in a fight with Benedict Arnold at the battle of Saratoga
Horatio Gates
This was the British general in charge of the invasion of New York at the start of the war.
Henry Clinton