This general led the British at Breed's Hill, evacuated Boston, captured New York City and Philadelphia, but failed to destroy the Continental Army.

He commanded Patriot artillery throughout the war, and would later become the first Secretary of War for the United States.

He won an important victory accepted the surrender of a British army at Saratoga, but lost terribly at Camden in South Carolina a few years later.

He surrendered a British army at Saratoga in 1777.

He became Governor of Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and sent troops to look for weapons at Concord in 1775.

He was a successful Patriot general in the first years of the Revolution, capturing Fort Ticonderoga, attacking Quebec, fighting on Lake Champlain, and was successful at Saratoga. He was shot in the left leg twice and became a traitor to the United States.

He served throughout the revolution and led Patriot forces in South and North Carolina. He was one of Washington's most trusted generals.

After many years of fighting he surrendered a British army at Yorktown in 1781, and peace talks to end the American Revolution began soon after.

This general served throughout the Revolution, led riflemen, and won the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.

This Frenchman served as a Patriot General after arriving in America in 1777. He later witnessed the French Revolution.

This Prussian officer served as a general in the Continental Army and was instrumental in training Patriot forces during their winter at Valley Forge in early 1778

He served as an ambassador to France and helped secure loans to pay for the revolution. He also served Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783 which ended the American Revolution.

He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and served in several political roles during the revolution, including a member of the Continental Congress and governor of Virginia.

King of Great Britain during the American Revolution.

He led a French army in America after France entered the war in 1778.

He was a Scottish sailor who served the Continental Navy and is famous for the quote, "I have not yet begun to fight."

He was a member of the Continental Congress from Massachusetts, helped write the Declaration of Independence, served as an America minister to France and the Netherlands, and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783 which ended the American Revolution.

French king who made an alliance with the United States in 1778. His support helped the Patriots win the war.

He was a British general serving in America for most of the Revolution. He served as the commander of British forces in America from 1778-1782, capturing Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina,

He was a leader of the Sons of Liberty, a president of the Continental Congress, SIGNED the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and was the first governor of Massachusetts.