The Real Story of the American Revolution 

Biographies of Leaders in the Fight for Liberty

Latest Changes: 07Jul27 - add McLane / 07Sep06 - add Wiki search / 07Sep13 - add Warren /

Get to know the political and military leaders of the American Revolution,
their allies, and a few of their opponents through short biographical sketches
and links to more extensive treatments.

Surname Order: A  ------------------------------------------ A Adams, John (Pres.) Adams, Samuel Allen, Ethan Arnold, Benedict B  ------------------------------------------ B Barry, John (Commodore) Boudinot, Elias Beaumarchais C  ------------------------------------------ C Cornwallis, Charles D  ------------------------------------------ D Davie, William R. Deane, Silas E  ------------------------------------------ E F  ------------------------------------------ F Franklin, Benjamin (Ambassador) Franklin, William (Royal Gov.) Furman, Richard G  ------------------------------------------ G Gálvez, Bernardo de (Marshall) Greene, Nathaniel H  ------------------------------------------ H Hale, Nathan Hamilton, Alexander Hancock, John Howe, Richard & William Huntington, Samuel I  ------------------------------------------ I J  ------------------------------------------ J Jay, John Jefferson, Thomas (Pres.) Jones, John Paul K  ------------------------------------------ K Kalb, Johann (de) (Gen.) Kosciuszko, Col. Thaddeus L  ------------------------------------------ L La Fayette, Gilbert (Maj. Gen.) Landais, Pierre (Capt.) Lee, Charles (Gen.) Lee, Henry (Lt.Col.) Lee, Richard Henry L'Enfant, Pierre-Charles Livingston, William (Gov.) M  ------------------------------------------ M Madison, James (Pres.) Manning, James McLane, Allan Monroe, James (Pres.) Morgan, Daniel N  ------------------------------------------ N O  ------------------------------------------ O Otis, James P  ------------------------------------------ P Paine, Thomas (author) Portail, Louis Le Bègue du (Maj. Gen.) Pulaski, Casimir (Brig. Gen.) Putnam, Rufus (Col.) Q  ------------------------------------------ Q R  ------------------------------------------ R Revere, Paul Rochambeau, Gen. S  ------------------------------------------ S Sevier, John Sherman, Roger Steuben, Friedrich (Gen.) T  ------------------------------------------ T Tarleton, Banastre Tuffin, Armand (Col.) U  ------------------------------------------ U V  ------------------------------------------ V W  ------------------------------------------ W Warren, Mercy Otis Washington, George Washington, William Wayne, Anthony (Gen.) XYZ --------------------------------------- XYZ

Biographies of the Founders  Biographies of the Founding Fathers, [John Vinci] presents biographies of the 103 men who signed one or more of principal documents of the American Revolution: -- the Declaration of Independence (56 signers) -- the Articles of Confederation (46 signers) -- the United States Constitution (39 signers) These biographies were taken from the books -- Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, by the Rev. Charles A. Goodrich (1829) -- The United States Manual of Biography and History, by James V. Marshall. (James B. Smith & Co., Philadelphia, 1856). The full text of The Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, by Nathaniel Dwight (A.S. Barnes, New York, 1860) is posted on the web under. Google Books (search for the author's name) Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence has a sketch and a brief summary of the activity of each of the 56 signers from the time that he started considering independence through to the end of the war. Stories of Patriots Who Were Not Famous Joseph Plum Martin was a soldier from that northern part of Massachusetts that was to become Maine. Many years after the war was over he published his experiences as a young man who spent six years as a soldier in the Revolution. The places, dates, and events he notes in Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, (originally published anonymously) (Glazier, Masters & Co., Hallowell, Maine, 1830) have been checked against other records and found to be quite accurate. Read what he has to say about The Battle of Yorktown [History Matters] Patriots of the American Revolution is a quarterly magazine (with some articles posted on the Web) that was started in mid-2006. "Our goal is clear and precise: devotion to promoting education of the Revolutionary War, to preserve American heritage and continue to honor those who served this country with no other incentive than to gain their independence." Visual Images: Portraits of Leaders in the American Revolution [National Park Service (Independence Hall)]

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