Key Figs of Revolutionary War.

George Washington

Commander of the Continental Army, led to victory.

Charles Cornwallis

British general, governor general of India.

John Burgoyne

British general, lost at Battle of Saratoga.

William Howe

British Commander-in-Chief, renowned military strategist.

Henry Clinton

British Army officer during the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Gage

British Commander in Chief in North America.

George III

King of Britain during the American Revolution.

Ethan Allen

Captured Fort Ticonderoga, leader of Green Mountain Boys.

Horatio Gates

British-born American general in early Revolutionary War.

Benedict Arnold

American general who defected to the British.

Nathan Hale

American spy, known for his patriotic quote.

Marquis de Lafayette

French officer who joined the Continental Army.

Baron von Steuben

Transformed Washington's soldiers into disciplined fighters.

Henry Knox

Chief of artillery for the Continental Army.

Benjamin Franklin

Delegate who helped draft the Declaration of Independence.

John Hancock

Prominent Patriot leader and merchant.

Alexander Hamilton

Aide-de-camp to General Washington, Continental Army officer.

William Lee

Washington's enslaved valet and trusted companion.

Sybil Ludington

Rode 40 miles to warn of British attack.

Nancy Hart

Patriot who captured British soldiers at her home.

Anna Strong

Culper Spy Ring member, signaled messages with laundry.

Ann Bates

Loyalist spy who gathered intelligence for the British.

Peggy Shippen

Wife of Arnold, involved in his treason.

Lydia Darragh

Quaker who warned Continental Army of British plans.

Abraham Woodhull

Key member of the Culper Spy Ring.

Hercules Mulligan

American tailor who gathered intelligence from British.

Daniel Morgan

Led Continental Army to victory at Battle of Cowpens.

Daniel Boone

Militia officer who defended against British-allied attacks.

Molly Pitcher

Assisted at cannons, took her husband's place.

Deborah Sampson

Disguised as a man to fight in the war.

Phillis Wheatley

Poet who wrote about freedom and patriotism.

Mercy Otis Warren

Political writer promoting resistance against British rule.