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General George Washington Commanding General Appointed by the Continental Congress |
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Admiral Lord Richard Howe Supreme Commander The Americas Returned to Britain in late Fall, 1776 |
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Maj. Gen. Israel Putnum Commanding Brooklyn Famed “Hero” of Bunker Hill. “Don’t shoot ‘till you see the whites of their eyes!” |
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Sir William Howe Commander of the Army Driven from Boston after winning at Bunker Hill. Perhaps too cautious in Brooklyn and was fiercely criticized in Britain. |
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Maj. General Nathanael Green At thirty-four, a favorite of Washington. Competent, aggressive, |
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Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton General in the field |
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Maj. Gen. John Sullivan Lawyer, Patriot, Indian Fighter. A good leader with a bad temper. |
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Lieut. Gen. Charles Earl Cornwallis Commander of the Grenadiers |
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Brig. Gen. William Alexander, Lord Stirling A wealthy merchant with pretensions to nobility. “Fought like a wolf in Brooklyn.” |
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Lieut. Gen. Leopold Philip de Heister Commander of the German troops From Hesse-Cassel, the mercenaries known as the Hessians. |
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General James Grant “Give me 5,000 men, and I’ll march the flag of England across the continent.” | ||