Revolutionary War Leaders
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Benjamin Tallmadge
One of the Revolutionary cause’s most patriotic and indispensable sons, Benjamin Tallmadge, was born February 25, 1754, in Setauket, New York, on Long...
Lord George Germain
One of the most prominent members on Lord Frederick North’s cabinet, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville held the position of Secretary of State...
“Something Notable and Striking”: John Adams Writes about the Boston Tea Party, 1773
John Adams wrote about the Boston Tea Party in his diary.
Peter Horry
Peter Horry was born to a Huguenot family in Prince George Winyah Parish, South Carolina-modern day Georgetown- in 1743. Horry began engaging in...
James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson was an American military officer who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, but perhaps is most notoriously...
John Pitcairn
John Pitcairn was born in Scotland in 1722 to the Reverend David Pitcairn and his wife Katherine. The young Pitcairn grew up among a distinguished...
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