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  2. List of military leaders in the American Revolutionary War

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    Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, a cavalry officer who led the British Legion, a regiment of American loyalist cavalry and light infantry. Though reviled by Americans for alleged atrocities, Tarleton’s successes on the battlefield made him one of the few British heroes of the war.

  3. Henry Knox - Wikipedia

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    Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. [1] Born in Boston, Knox became a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of George Washington's campaigns.

  4. 1st Continental Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Raised for service during the American Revolutionary War, as originally organized, the regiment comprised 10 artillery companies from Virginia. Two of the artillery companies existed since early 1776. The regiment was first assigned to the Southern Department, but in March 1778 it was reassigned to General George Washington's main army. In ...

  5. Abijah Hammond - Wikipedia

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    Lt. Abijah Hammond, Jr (February 22. 1757-December 30, 1832) was an American artillery officer in the Revolutionary War in the Continental line. After the war, he became a merchant and real estate investor active in various endeavors important to the development of New York.

  6. List of United States militia units in the American ...

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    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]

  7. Continental Army - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress , meeting in Philadelphia after the war's outbreak.

  8. Thomas Proctor (general) - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Proctor or Thomas Procter (c. 1739 – 16 March 1806) commanded the 4th Continental Artillery Regiment during the American Revolutionary War.He was born in County Longford, Ireland, emigrated to British America, married in 1767 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and joined the carpenter's guild in 1772.

  9. 4th Continental Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 4th Continental Artillery Regiment, also known as Reign's Continental Artillery Regiment, was an American military unit during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment became part of the Continental Army on 10 June 1777 as Colonel Thomas Proctor's Continental Artillery Regiment. It was made up of eight artillery companies from eastern ...