Revolutionary War Crash Courses

Revolutionary War Leaders

Learn more about the Patriot and British leaders who defined the Revolutionary War era.

Andrew Pickens

The son of Scots-Irish immigrants, Andrew Pickens was born on September 13, 1739 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. When Pickens was a teenager, his...

Israel Putnam

Serving in the French and Indian War, Putnam was already a seasoned officer when war broke out with Great Britain in 1775. Setting aside his...

Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne was an American general and U.S. Representative born on January 1, 1745, near Paoli, Pennsylvania. Wayne became a colonel of the 4th...

Comte de Grasse

The most important strategic decision that set Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army on the path to victory in the Revolutionary War was not made...

John Jay

The youngest son of French Huguenot refugees, John Jay was born on a farm in New Rochelle, New York, on December 12, 1745. His mother taught him until...