Nathanael Greene Biography & Facts - AmericanRevolution.org
Learn about Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general during the American Revolution. Read a biography and key facts about Nathanael Greene.| AmericanRevolution.org
Learn about Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general during the American Revolution. Read a biography and key facts about Nathanael Greene.| AmericanRevolution.org
Major General Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1793-94. Contents Quick facts Born: 26 July 1727 in Maldon, Essex, England. Horatio Gates was a British-born military leader who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
Learn about the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, fought between British and American forces during the Revolutionary War.| AmericanRevolution.org
Henry Laurens by John Singleton Copley, 1782. Contents Quick facts Born: 6 March 1724 in Charleston, South Carolina. Henry Laurens was an apprentice in Crokatt’s Counting House (a record-keeping office) in London (1744 – 47). Unable to become a partner there, as expected, he accepted a partnership with George Austin back in Charleston, SC (1748). ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos, 1791. Contents Quick facts Born: 9 February 1737 in Thetford, Norfolk, England. Prior to arriving in Philadelphia (30-Nov-1774) at age 37, Thomas Paine had only succeeded at failure. He had been a privateer, stay maker, schoolteacher, excise officer, minister, grocer and tobacconist — and married twice. He had also written ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
Mercy Otis Warren by John Singleton Copley, 1763. Contents Quick facts Born: 14 September 1728 in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mercy Otis Warren was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution, known for her influential works advocating for independence and democratic principles. She was a close associate of leading Patriots like John Adams, Samuel Adams, ... Read more| AmericanRevolution.org
