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Several military leaders played a role in the American Revolutionary War. This is a compilation of some of the most important leaders among the many participants in the war. Militia: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency or a body of citizens organized for military service. [1]
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.
3 Military officers. 4 African-American Patriots. ... Patriots were colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution. Many ...
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763–1789. (2nd ed. Harlan Davidson), 2006. ISBN 0-88295-239-0. Mayer, Holly A. Belonging to the Army: Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. ISBN 1-57003-339-0; ISBN 1-57003-108-8. Neimeyer, Charles Patrick.
Many of the states continued to maintain their militia after the American Revolution until after the U.S. Civil War. Many of the state National Guards trace their roots to the militia from the American Revolution. The lists below show the known militia units by state for the original colonies plus Vermont. [note 1]
The American Revolution ... Thayendanegea, a Mohawk military and political leader, was the most prominent indigenous leader opposing the Patriot forces. [197]
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
United States military personnel of the American Revolution (6 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Military personnel of the American Revolutionary War" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.