revolutionary war identification
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- Howe
- british general,fighting at the battle of Bunker hill(crossing over from Breeds hill)-june 1775
- clinton
- 1778-83 british general,commander in chief-british
- kosciusko
- foreign volunteer(polish) was an engineer created EARTHWORKS-built mounds of land so had something to fight behind
- marquis de lafayette
- 19 year old French nobleman,volunteerd with washingtons men summer of 1777 MOST popular leader,VALLEY FORGE
- burgoyne
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a general who lead a british force south from canada "gentleman jonny"-liked to party in between battles
helped george get the men together - de kalb
- a origanially french but came from germany nobelman and an experienced professional soldier(also an able)-faught for America
- cornwallis
- lead as a general of the british against DE KALB
- john paul jones
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scottish(born)a famous privateer captain,ship named after french version of Franklin(Bohomme Richard) faught against british
these boats were typically not in good shape - armistead
- 21 year old slave(african american)when joined continental army,fooled british(told on their side)spying for Lafayette-good friends with after he took risks
- marion
- "swamp fox" him and force sent to seize santee river crossing behind camden,cut off britishs communications with charleston
- guerilla warfare
- a membeer of a group that fights use suprise attacks/ambush towards the enemy-hit and run
- mercenary
- soldier serves forgein army(for pay)
- enlist
- to sign up(specifically for an army)
- militia
- army of citizens not professional soldiers
- minuteman
- a colonial militia member who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice
- loyalist
- colonist who remained loyal to british during revolutionary war
- patriot
- colonist supported American independence at the time of the rev. war
- revolution
- a sudden or complete change,to over a government
- privateers
- armed,private owned ship enlisted by gov. to attack enemy vessels
- Hessian
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german mercanary
pirate by british,earned money but didnt get to keep it