 |
 Ethan
Allen formed the Green Mountain Boys
to help Vermont resist efforts by New York to
nullify land grants. He then led them in the
capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the first American
victory of the Revolutionary War. |
 George Rogers Clark
did much to secure a large portion of the
"Old Northwest" for the United States
during the Revolutionary War, despite commanding
a rather small army of men. |
 François
Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse had
already served in the French Navy for 25 years
before being sent to help the American
Revolutionary cause. On September 5, 1781, his
fleet engaged a British fleet in the Chesapeake
Bay and successfully prevented the escape of
General Lord Charles Cornwallis from Yorktown. |
 John Paul Jones
was one of the most successful American naval
captains during the war, and commanded the first
U.S. ship to fly the "Stars and
Stripes" and to receive a foreign salute. |
 Henry "Light-Horse
Harry" Lee earned his nickname
by conducting lightning raids on British supply
trains, as well as for his excellent horse-riding
skills. |
 Casimir Pulaski
gained distinction as a cavalry officer during
Poland's fight for freedom from Russian rule.
Convinced to help in America's fight for
independence, he trained and commanded a cavalry
unit known as the Pulaski Legion. He was killed
during the Battle of Savannah. |
 Israel Putnam
was a successful military commander during the
French and Indian War, but failed to have much
success as a general during the Revolutionary
War. |
 Jean-Baptiste
Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau,
was a very distinguished French officer when he
brought an army of French troops across the
Atlantic to join the American Revolution. His
army was subsequently instrumental in the
Americans forcing British General Cornwallis to
surrender his army at Yorktown. |
 John Stark
led the New Hampshire Militia against a German/British/Indian army at the Battle
of Bennington, and scored a decisive victory. |
 Friedrich
Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben came to
America in 1778 to help in the Revolutionary
cause and helped George Washington transform a
ragtag collection of troops into a
well-disciplined and well-trained army. |
 John Sullivan
led armies at Quebec, Long Island, Trenton,
Princeton, Staten Island, Brandywine, and
Germantown. He is best known, however, for
leading a camapign against the Iroquois in New
York that ended their alliance with the British. |
 Seth
Warner led the Green Mountain Boys
at the Battle of Bennington and against British
supply lines all the way to Lake Champlain,
actions which ultimately led to General John
Burgoyne's surrender at Yorktown. |
 Anthony
Wayne commanded divisions at some of
the most crucial battles of the Revolutionary
War, and then went on to secure the Northwest
Territory for white settlement. |
