Key Figures and Events of the American Revolution

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Mary Ludwig Hays

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A woman who became famous for providing water to American soldiers, which led to her being nicknamed Molly Pitcher.

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Mercenaries

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Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty but for pay.

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Battle of Trenton

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A battle won by the Patriots against Hessian mercenaries.

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Battle of Saratoga

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A great victory for the American forces in which British general John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to American general Horatio Gates.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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A Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay and used his money and influence to support the Patriots.

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Baron Friedrich von Steuben

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A Prussian military officer who trained the Continental army.

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Bernardo de Gálvez

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The governor of Spanish Louisiana who became a Patriot ally.

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James Armistead

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An enslaved Black American who worked as a spy and provided information that gave the Continental army an advantage at Yorktown.

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Battle of Yorktown

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The last major battle of the American Revolution.

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Treaty of Paris of 1783

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The peace agreement in which Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.