Revolutionary War Leaders
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Benjamin Cleveland
After the British victory at the Battle of Camden in August 1780, British General Lord Charles Cornwallis dispatched Major Patrick Ferguson to the...
Charles Gravier
Despite not being American, Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, was one of the most important figures in securing American independence. He was born...
George Mason
George Mason was born on December 11, 1725 in present day Fairfax County, Virginia. His father, George Mason III, died in 1735 when his boat capsized...
Henry Rugeley
Colonel Henry Rugeley was a prominent South Carolina Tory who earned a commission in the British army after the siege of Charleston in 1780. While the...
George Wythe
American statesman and revolutionary George Wythe was born in 1726 on his family's plantation in Chesterville near present day Hampton, Virginia. Both...
All Men Created Equal: How the Founding Fathers Viewed Slavery
VIDEO | While about 5,000 African American soldiers fought for the ideals of freedom and democracy during the Revolutionary War, slavery was common in...
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