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Until the war was widened into a global conflict by France's entry in 1778, the war's military activities were primarily directed by the Commander-in-Chief, North America. General Thomas Gage was commander-in-chief of North American forces from 1763 until 1775, and governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1774 to 1776.
People who served in the military as Patriots during the American Revolutionary War. Most individuals are placed in one of the subcategories, unless it is unclear in which subcategory the person belongs.
Fictional American Revolutionary War veterans (4 P) A. American Revolution chaplains (13 P) B. British military personnel of the American Revolutionary War (6 C, 1 P) F.
This category includes officers and soldiers who served as Patriots in militias or other state-controlled units during the American Revolutionary War, sorted by state (if known). Those colonists who fought in units on the British side are categorized under Category:Loyalists in the American Revolution .
During the American Revolutionary War, Delaware raised several units of militia in support of the Patriot side of the war. In the War of 1812, all of the Delaware volunteer units saw combat at Lewes, where they comprised the majority of an American force that drove off a Royal Navy squadron seeking control of the Delaware River. [5]
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The Continental Army was the national army of first the Thirteen Colonies, and then the independent United States, during the American Revolutionary War, established by a resolution of the Congress on June 14, 1775, three days before the Battle of Bunker Hill, where it saw its first action under that title.
Articles and categories related to American patriots who supported the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.