Revolutionary War Leaders
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Thayendanega: Native American Warrior, AKA Joseph Brant
Warrior, scholar and diplomat, Joseph Brant was a powerful leader of the Mohawk Nation. Forced to choose sides at the outbreak of the Revolutionary...
The Conway Cabal: Washington's Enemies Within
VIDEO | We know George Washington as the nation’s greatest political, and military leader. But during the changing fortunes of war, he faced...
Washington's Swords: Revolutionary Blades
VIDEO | George Washington's swords might have witnessed more key moments of American history than any other, through his time as commander-in-chief of...
The Battle of Red Bank: Von Donop's Downfall
VIDEO | Did the impulsive British Colonel von Donop – a man determined to regain his honor at all costs – act too impulsively during his October 1777...
Benjamin Lincoln: Revolutionary Revenge
VIDEO | Continental General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered his troops at Charleston – one of the worst American defeats in the Revolutionary War. So how...
Samuel Griffin
Samuel Griffin was a colonel of in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Born in Richmond County, Virginia, in 1746, he studied law...
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