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10 Cards in this Set
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John Paul Jones |
American Naval officer who raided British Ports |
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George Rogers Clark |
Leader of a small patriot force that captured British-controlled fort Vincennes in the Ohio Valley in 1779 secured the northwest territory for America |
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Henry Hamilton |
A British commander knows as the "Hair Buyer" because he paid natives to scalp patriots. Lost to George Roger Clark at siege of Vincennes |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
French soldier who joined general Washington's staff and became a general in the continental army |
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Baron de Kalb |
German general who became a general in Washingtons army Known for Bravery because he died at the battle of Camden |
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Baron von Steuben |
A stern, Prussian drillmaster that taught the continental soldiers how to successfully fight the British |
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privateer |
armed private ships licensed to attack merchant ships privately owned ship commissioned by a government attack and capture enemy ships |
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Lord Cornwallis |
British army who led the British army's campaign through the South; eventually was defeated at Yorktown (Last battle of the war) |
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Nathanael Greene |
American general who commanded the continental army in the south after Gates left |
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Horatio Gates |
American commander at Saratoga took all the credit for the victory at Saratoga; although Benedict Arnold should really be credited Later was in charge of the southern army after battle of Charleston |
