Important Figures

There were many important people during the American Revolutionary War. These people played big roles before, during, and after the war.

  • King George III(1738-1820)- He was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution

  • George Washington(1732-1799)- He became the first president of the United States and he was commander of the continental Army

  • William Howe(1729-1814)- he was the commander in chief of the British Army in North America

  • Henry Knox(1750-1806)- He was an American general during the revolution

  • Nathan Hale(1755-1776)- He was an American soldier and spy who was caught by the British and hanged

  • John Burgoyne(1722-1792)- He was a British general who surrendered to American general Horatio Gates(1728-1806)

  • Baron Friedrich Von Steuben(1730-1794)- He was a German officer who served with the Continental Army as a trainer

  • Benedict Arnold(1741-1801)- He was an American officer who shifted his allegiances to Britain

  • John Paul Jones(1747-1792)- He was an American Naval war hero. He won victories in British waters during the American Revolution

  • General Charles Cornwallis(1738-1805)- He was defeated by American troops at Yorktown, Virginia. This guaranteed the end of the American Revolution