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20 Cards in this Set
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Howe
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british general,fighting at the battle of Bunker hill(crossing over from Breeds hill)-june 1775
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clinton
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1778-83 british general,commander in chief-british
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kosciusko
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foreign volunteer(polish) was an engineer created EARTHWORKS-built mounds of land so had something to fight behind
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marquis de lafayette
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19 year old French nobleman,volunteerd with washingtons men summer of 1777 MOST popular leader,VALLEY FORGE
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burgoyne
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a general who lead a british force south from canada "gentleman jonny"-liked to party in between battles
helped george get the men together |
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de kalb
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a origanially french but came from germany nobelman and an experienced professional soldier(also an able)-faught for America
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cornwallis
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lead as a general of the british against DE KALB
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john paul jones
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scottish(born)a famous privateer captain,ship named after french version of Franklin(Bohomme Richard) faught against british
these boats were typically not in good shape |
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armistead
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21 year old slave(african american)when joined continental army,fooled british(told on their side)spying for Lafayette-good friends with after he took risks
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marion
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"swamp fox" him and force sent to seize santee river crossing behind camden,cut off britishs communications with charleston
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guerilla warfare
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a membeer of a group that fights use suprise attacks/ambush towards the enemy-hit and run
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mercenary
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soldier serves forgein army(for pay)
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enlist
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to sign up(specifically for an army)
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militia
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army of citizens not professional soldiers
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minuteman
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a colonial militia member who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice
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loyalist
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colonist who remained loyal to british during revolutionary war
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patriot
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colonist supported American independence at the time of the rev. war
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revolution
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a sudden or complete change,to over a government
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privateers
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armed,private owned ship enlisted by gov. to attack enemy vessels
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Hessian
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german mercanary
pirate by british,earned money but didnt get to keep it |
