Battles
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
Breed's Hill
''Give me liberty or give me death''
Patrick Henry
British general who surrendered his forces at Saratoga
Burgoyne
Prussian who organized and drilled the Continental Army
Von Steuben
Washington's Winter headquarters
Valley Forge
What city was attacked on Christmas Day in 1776?
Trenton
''I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country''.
Nathan Hale
American general and traitor
Benedict Arnold
Frenchman who became an important member of Washington's staff.
Lafayette
Led by Ethan Allen, captured Fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys
Patriot victory considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War; as a result other countries assisted us.
Saratoga
''These are the times that try men's souls''.
Thomas Paine
General who controlled the British forces in Boston after Bunker Hill
William Howe
Scotsman who was an American naval officer during the Revolutionary War
German mercenary soldiers.
Hessians
British defeated in the final major fighting of the war.
Yorktown
''Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes''.
William Prescott
American general who defeated the British at the Battle of Saratoga
Horatio Gates
Polish officer who led American troops.
Negotiated an end to the Revolutionary War & gave America independence
Treaty of Paris
Victory for the British army, Americans retreat North.
Long Island
''I have not yet begun to fight''
John Paul Jones
British general defeated at Yorktown
Cornwallis
Patriot who defeated the British in the West.
George Rogers Clark
Nicknamed the Swamp Fox
Francis Marion