List of military leaders in the American Revolutionary War
[1] In order to be listed here an individual must satisfy one of the following criteria: Some individuals held concurrent positions in more than one organization, and a number of Continental Army generals also held high-ranking positions in their state militia organizations When the war began, because the American colonists feared a very strong armed force (also known as a "standing army"), each colony had traditionally provided its own defense through the use of local militia.The development of the Continental Army was always a work in progress, and Washington reluctantly augmented the regular troops with militia throughout the war.From 1772 to 1778 the office of Commander-in-Chief was vacant, but from 1778 to 1782 Sir Jeffery Amherst held the post, with the title of general on the Staff.The largest number arrived in 1776 pursuant to agreements signed in late 1775 or early 1776, but additional forces were recruited in 1778, with only limited success.The Dutch Republic played a significant economic role in the war, but its military participation was limited, in part due to internal political divisions.
American Revolutionary WarContinental ArmyCommander-in-ChiefRegional departments1777–1784ManualContinental NavyContinental MarinesList of militia unitsList of state naviesMaritime unitsList of British unitsList of French unitsList of battlesMilitary leadershipbrigadier generalrear admiralmajor generalCharles Willson PealeLafayetteComte de Rochambeaustanding armymilitiaPennsylvaniaMassachusettsContinental CongressGeorge WashingtonSecond Continental CongressVirginia RegimentFrench and Indian WarBoard of Warlieutenant generalGeneral of the Armies of the United StatesArtemas WardCharles LeeHalf-payLieutenant ColonelBritish Army103rd FootDismissedNew JerseyNew YorkBattle of MonmouthPhilip SchuylerHoratio Gates1775 invasion of Quebecwithdrawal from TiconderogaIsrael Putnam3rd Connecticut RegimentstrokeBattle of Bunker HillBattle of Long IslandRichard Montgomery17th FootKilled in actionBattle of QuebecInvasion of CanadaSiege of Fort St. JeanJohn ThomasMassachusetts MilitiasmallpoxCanadaQuebec CityWilliam HeathSiege of BostonRoyal American Regimentbattle of Saratogadisastrously defeated at CamdenJoseph Spencer2nd Connecticut RegimentJohn Sullivaninvasion of QuebecBattle of Rhode IslandSullivan ExpeditionNathanael GreeneQuartermaster GeneralBenedict Arnold20th Continental RegimentDesertedcapture of Fort TiconderogaBattles of SaratogaWest PointWilliam Alexander1st New Jersey RegimentMontfort BrowneThomas MifflinAmerican RevolutionFounding Fathersfirst Governor of PennsylvaniaBenjamin FranklinArthur St. Clair2nd Pennsylvania BattalionQuebecFort Ticonderogabefore Burgoyne's advancing armyAdam Stephen4th Virginia RegimentCourt-martialedcashiereddrunkennessfiring on friendly troopsbattle of GermantownNew York, New JerseyPhiladelphiafriendly fireBenjamin LincolnBattle of Bemis HeightsSir Henry ClintonCharlestonSiege of YorktownSecretary at WarGilbert du Motier, Marquis de LafayetteCaptainVirginiaPhilip De CoudrayChef de brigadeJohann de KalbbrevetDied of woundsbattle of CamdenValley ForgeRobert Howe2nd North Carolina RegimentEast Floridasurrender Savannahat Stony Point