8th Grade Chapter 4 Vocab

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Hired foreign soldiers

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Mercenaries

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1776 Revolutionary War battle in NJ where Patriots captured 900+ Hessians

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Battle of Trenton

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1777 Revolutionary War battle in New York; major British defeat and greatest Patriot victory to date.

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Battle of Saratoga

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Frenchman who volunteered for the Continental Army and supported the Patriots.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Prussian officer who trained the Continental Army

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Baron Friedrich Von Steuben

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Governor of Spanish Louisiana, Patriot ally

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Bernardo de Galvez

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A brave and clever naval commander

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John Paul Jones

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Surveyor who led Patriots' western campaign

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George Rogers Clark

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Patriot leader known for hit and run tactics (guerilla warfare).

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Francis Marion

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Commander of 4,000 French troops aiding Patriot forces at Yorktown

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Comte de Rochambeau