Revolutionary War Leaders
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Andrew Oliver
Born in 1706, Andrew Oliver grew up among an affluent Boston family. His father, Daniel Oliver, made his fortune as a prosperous and politically...
Henry Rugeley
Colonel Henry Rugeley was a prominent South Carolina Tory who earned a commission in the British army after the siege of Charleston in 1780. While the...
"We fight get beat and fight again": Nathanael Greene to George Washington, 1781
General Nathanael Greene wrote to General George Washington about the Southern Campaign.
Richard Henry Lee
Although Richard Henry Lee demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to American independence, his name and work are not prevalent in U.S. public memory...
George Washington to Robert Dinwiddie, March 1757
George Washington wrote a letter reflecting his frustration with the British army during the French and Indian War.
John Paul Jones: America's First Sailor
VIDEO | Denounced as a pirate by the British and a hero by the Patriots, how did John Paul Jones, a Scottish sailor, become a Continental naval legend...
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