Revolutionary War Leaders
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George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, March 1757
George Washington wrote a letter reflecting his frustration with the British army during the French and Indian War.
John Montagu
John Montagu was First Lord of the Admiralty during the Revolutionary War years.
James Dunlap
James Dunlap received a captain's commission in the Loyalist Queens Rangers in 1776. Dunlap fought at the battles of Earle's Ford, Cedar Spring and...
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Taking to the sea at age 15, Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte joined the French Navy as a midshipman. Making naval service a lifelong career...
Cornwallis: A Great British General
VIDEO | Who was Charles Cornwallis, Britain’s commander of the Southern Armies in the Revolutionary War? A respected and long serving general, his...
Nathanael Greene: The Savior of the South
VIDEO | Nathanael Greene, a Quaker from Rhode Island, was George Washington’s right hand man during the Revolutionary War and twice saved the...
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