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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.
According to his relatives, Sybil's father had fought in the French and Indian War, and volunteered to head the local militia during the Revolutionary War. [10] At the age of 23, in 1784 Ludington married Edmond Ogden. They had a son named Henry in 1786. [7] [b] In 1792, the family settled in Catskill, and Ogden died in 1799.
Losing the war and the Thirteen Colonies was a shock to Britain. The war revealed the limitations of Britain's fiscal-military state when they discovered that they suddenly faced powerful enemies with no allies, and they were dependent on extended and vulnerable transatlantic lines of communication. The defeat heightened dissension and ...
Daniel Morgan (c. 1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia.One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794.
A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775-1783 (1979) Stillings, Kris J. "Washington and the Formulation of American Strategy for the War of Independence" (U.S. Marine Corps Staff and Command College, 2001) online; Whiteley, Emily Stone. Washington and his Aides-de-Camp (1936) Wright, Esmond.
Lemuel Haynes (July 18, 1753 – September 28, 1833) was an American clergyman. A veteran of the American Revolution, Haynes was the first black man in the United States to be ordained as a minister.
Here are 10 interesting facts about Earth Day. Earth Day was created by a senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, was growing increasingly concerned over the state of the U.S ...
Anna Maria Lane (c. 1755–1810) was the first documented female soldier from Virginia to fight with the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.She dressed as a man and accompanied her husband on the battlefield, and was later awarded a pension for her courage in the Battle of Germantown.