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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.
Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.He became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
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.
Charles Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S. 26 January 1731] – 2 October 1782) was a British-born American military officer who served as a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
American Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington and Concord ( WIA ) Samuel Whittemore Jr. (July 27, 1696 – February 2, 1793) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was an American farmer and soldier.
Joseph Warren (June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775), a Founding Father of the United States, was an American physician who was one of the most important figures in the Patriot movement in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress.
More than 240 years after they were dumped unceremoniously in shallow graves, 14 soldiers of the Revolutionary War have received the honor of heroes in South Carolina.
Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish-born American military officer who first served in the British Army.He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for leading the unsuccessful 1775 invasion of northeastern Quebec.