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Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence, fought for the American side
George Washington
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, fought for the American side
John Adams
Diplomat and advocate for independence, fought for the American side
Patrick Henry
Attorney, planter, and orator, famous for 'Give me liberty or give me death!' speech, fought for the American side
Baron von Steuben
Prussian military officer who helped train Continental Army, fought for the American side
Richard Henry Lee
American statesman from Virginia, presented the Lee Resolution, fought for the American side
John Burgoyne
British army officer, playwright, and politician, fought on the British side
Nathanael Greene
Major general of the Continental Army, fought for the American side
Francis Marion
Military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, fought for the American side
Paul Revere
Silversmith who alerted the colonial militia to the approach of British forces, fought for the American side
King George III
Monarch of Great Britain during the war, fought on the British side
Thomas Paine
Author of 'Common Sense' and 'The American Crisis', inspired patriots, fought for the American side
Horatio Gates
Retired British soldier who served as an American general, fought for the American side
Henry Knox
Military officer of the Continental Army and later the United States Army, fought for the American side
Marquis de Lafayette
French aristocrat and military officer who fought for the American side
Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat, inventor, and statesman, helped secure French alliance, fought for the American side
Benedict Arnold
Originally a General in the Continental Army, defected to the British side
Charles Cornwallis
British Army officer and colonial administrator, fought on the British side
John Jay
Statesman and one of the Founding Fathers, co-author of the Federalist Papers, fought for the American side
Deborah Sampson
Woman who disguised herself as a man to serve in the Continental Army, fought for the American side
John Paul Jones
United States' first well-known naval commander, fought for the American side
Sir Henry Clinton
British general and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army during the American War of Independence, fought on the British side
Ethan Allen
Farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, and American Revolutionary War patriot, fought for the American side
William Howe
British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces, fought on the British side
Betsy Ross
Widely credited with making the first American flag, supported the American cause
Molly Pitcher
Folk hero who is said to have fought at the Battle of Monmouth, fought for the American side
George Rogers Clark
Surveyor, soldier, and militia officer from Virginia, fought for the American side
John Hancock
Merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot, President of the Second Continental Congress, fought for the American side
Alexander Hamilton
One of the Founding Fathers, aide to George Washington, fought for the American side
Samuel Adams
Statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers, fought for the American side
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