John burgoyne he was a british general that submitted

John Burgoyne
He was a British general that submitted a plan for invading New York state from Canada. He was then
given charge of the army. He surrendered at Saratoga on Oct. 17, 1777. This battle helped to bring
France into the war as an ally for the colonies.
Charles Cornwallis
He was a British general who fought in the Seven Years War, was elected to the House of Commons in
1760, and lost battles to George Washington on December 26, 1776 and on January 3, 1777. On October
19, 1781, he surrendered his troops at Yorktown signaling the end of the American Revolution.
Thomas Paine
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense saying the colonies should set up America as an independent,
democratic, republic away from England. Over
120,000 copies of his pamphlet were sold and this helped spark the colonists' call for independence.
Barry St. Leger
He was a British officer in the American Revolutionary War. He led a British advance into New York's

Mohawk Valley in the summer of 1777. Hoping to join the British army of General John Burgoyne at
Albany. He was halted by American forces and retreated to Canada.
George Rogers Clark
He was a frontiersman who led the seizing of 3 British forts in 1777 along the Ohio River. This later led to
the British giving the region north of the Ohio River to the United States
Richard Henry Lee
He was a member of Philadelphia's Continental Congress during the late 1770's. On June 7, 1776 he
declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This
resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence.
Horatio Gates
He was a retired British soldier who served as an American general during the Revolutionary War. He
took credit for the American victory in the Battles of Saratoga (1777) - a matter of contemporary and
historical controversy - and was blamed for the defeat at the Battle of Camden in 1780.
John Paul Jones
He was America's first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.
Thomas Jefferson
He was a member of the House of Burgesses, wrote the Declaration of Independence, was ambassador
to France, and was the third president of the United States of America.
Marquis de Lafayette
He was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War on the side
of the colonists.
Admiral de Grasse
He was a French admiral best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the
Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown.
Patrick Henry
He was a fiery lawyer during Revolutionary War times. Supporting a break from Great Britain, he is
famous for the words, "...give me liberty, or give me death!" which concluded a speech given to the
Virginia Assembly in 1775.
Comte de Rochambeau
He commanded a powerful French army of 6,000 troops in the summer of 1780 and arrived in Newport,
Rhode Island. He was planning a Franco-American attack on New York.
John Jay
He was the First Chief Justice of the United States, and also an American statesman and jurist. Elected to
the Continental Congress, he also helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain, ending the
American Revolution.