Revolutionary War Leaders
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Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Taking to the sea at age 15, Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte joined the French Navy as a midshipman. Making naval service a lifelong career...
Lord North: Britain's Worst Prime Minister?
VIDEO | When Lord North became Prime Minister of Britain in 1770, the protests in the Thirteen Colonies were just a minor inconvenience. But his...
Thomas Gage: The Two-Faced Governor?
VIDEO | Thomas Gage was the British Commander charged with keeping the peace in the colonies. Did he face an impossible task – or did he fail...
Revolutionary Diplomats: Franklin and Adams
VIDEO | During the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were both sent by Congress to Paris – with the vital diplomatic mission of...
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...
Thomas Jefferson Describes the Revolutionary War in the South
Description of fighting in the south.
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