People and Battles of the American Revolution

First battle after Valley Forge-Americans proved to the British they were a well-trained fighting force

• Battle of Monmouth

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battles of Saratoga

• Battle for New York

The "turning point in the war". It showed the patriots had a good chance of winning. France decided to ally with the Americans after this battle.

• Battle of Monmouth

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battles of Saratoga

• Battle for New York

1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack after crossing the Delaware River

• Battle of Monmouth

• Battle of Trenton

• Battles of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle for New York

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in the surrender of British forces

• Battle of Monmouth

• Battles of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle for New York

Prussian drill master who taught American soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge how to successfully fight the British.

• Baron von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Lord Cornwallis

• Francis Marion

• Henry Clinton

A 19-year-old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's Army.

• Baron von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Lord Cornwallis

• Henry Clinton

• Francis Marion

British General who surrendered at Yorktown

• Baron von Steuben

• Marquis de Lafayette

• John Burgoyne

• Lord Cornwallis

• Henry Clinton

South Carolina militia leader nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" for his hit-and-run attacks on the British during the American Revolution.

• Baron von Stueben

• Lord Cornwallis

• Francis Marion

• John Paul Jones

• Henry Clinton

American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) said "I have not yet begun to fight."

• Baron von Steuben

• Francis Marion

• John Paul Jones

• Marquis de Lafayette

• William Howe

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Ethan Allen

• Nathaniel Green

• William Howe

• John Burgoyne