Section 3
This many men served in the Continental Army under George Washington. This many men enlisted in the local militias.
230,000/145,000
He led Patriot troops to capture Montreal in November 1775.
Richard Montgomery
A British general who decided to push through NY and cut off New England from other colonies. He was defeated in Saratoga and surrendered his entire army to Horatio Gates.
John Burgoyne
He was a skilled and experienced diplomat who went to France and convinced King Louis XVI for support of the Revolution. The king agreed after the Battle of Saratoga.
Benjamin Franklin
He was a naval hero from Scotland who captured the British warship ("Serapis") even when his own ship was damaged.
John Paul Jones
He was a new commander of British forces in the South whose strategy was to free enslaved Africans and enlist them as British soldiers.
Henry Clinton
This was a nickname for Francis Marion who organized a group of guerilla warfare.
Swamp Fox
This required states to supply soldiers. It allowed free African Americans to serve in the military.
Continental Congress
He was a young Connecticut officer who went behind British lines to get secret information. He got caught with documents in his shoes and was hanged.
Nathan Hale
He was a Patriot General who defeated British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga on October 17, 1777.
Horatio Gates
He was the Governor of Spanish Louisiana who became a key ally to Patriots. He gathered an army and made his way east, seizing British posts all of the way to Pensacola, FL.
Bernardo de Gálvez
This was the name of the French flagship given to John Paul Jones. It was named this in honor of the Benjamin Franklin's ship called "Poor Richard's Almanac."
Gentleman Richard
He was a British officer who sowed fear throughout the South by refusing to take prisoners and killing soldiers who tried to surrender.
Banastre Tarleton
He was the British general who was defeated in the Battle of Yorktown by Patriot troops.
Charles Cornwallis
She was a member of a prominent family of Patriots. She wrote and published several plays that supported the Revolutionary cause.
Mercy Otis Warren
Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay.
Mercenaries
At this battle Patriot General Horatio Gates defeated British John Burgoyne's troops on October 17, 1777. This was a turning point for the Revolutionary War.
The Battle of Saratoga
There were no battles fought here, but there was a brutal winter in 1777-1778. The men had so shelter, shoes, shirts, or food. 2000 soldiers died of disease or malnutrition.
Valley Forge
He was the British captain of the warship "Serapis" who was defeated by John Paul Jones and his "Gentleman Richard" ship.
Richard Pearson
This was the last colony to join the Revolution and the first to fall to the British.
Georgia
He commanded 4000 French troops who were combined with Washington's troops to defeat Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown.
Comte de Rochambeau
Known as "Molly Pitcher", she brought water to the troops. When her husband was wounded in a 1778 battle, she took his place loading cannons.
Mary Ludwig Hays
On this day Washington's troops defeated Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton. It was an important Patriot victory and over 900 prisoners were taken.
December 25th, 1776
He was a wealthy Frenchman who was inspired by the ideas of the revolution. He bought his own ship, led 2000 Patriots against 6000 Redcoats in VA, gave $200,000 of his own money, and got his rich friends to help.
Marquis de Lafayette
This is where many of the British leaders lived in luxury, enjoying the town's houses, theatres, and taverns. Most Patriots had fled the city already.
Philadelphia
Because he was a surveyor who knew the Midwest well, he created an army and targeted trading villages. He launched a surprise attack on Fort Sackville.
George Rogers Clark
He was a Patriot General who arrived arrived in the South to reorganize the army after they were defeated by the British in Camden, SC. He led a victory against the Loyalists at King's Mountain.
Nathanael Greene
This was a victory for the Patriots led by Washington, Lafayette, and Comte de Rochambeau against British general Cornwallis. It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Yorktown
She dressed as a man and fought in several battles.
Deborah Sampson
During this battle Washington led 2400 soldiers across the Delaware River and surprised Hessian troops, taking over 900 prisoners.
The Battle of Trenton
He was an experienced military officer from Prussia who trained American troops, focusing on military drills. He turned the Continental Army into a fighting force.
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Continental Navy
This is when Clark launched a surprise attack on Fort Sackville. After bringing many Patriot flags to make it seem like he had more men, the fort surrendered.
February 1779
He organized a group of guerilla soldiers and used surprise attacks to disrupt British communication and supply lines.
Francis Marion
In this document Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. It also set America's borders.
Treaty of Paris of 1783