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	American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The war was the culmination of the American Revolution, a colonial struggle against political and economic policies of the British Empire.
		American militiamen and their Indian allies marched to relieve the siege, but were ambushed and scattered at the Battle of Oriskany on August 6.
		The northern, southern, and naval theaters of the war converged in 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Revolutionary_War (6229 words)

	Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was resolved further that the act "be printed at the end of the rules and articles of war." On February 27, 1778, the law was broadened to include any "inhabitants of these states" whose intelligence activities aided the enemy in capturing or killing revolutionary forces.
		The first Patriot intelligence network on record was a secret group in Boston known as the "mechanics." The group apparently grew out of the old Sons of Liberty organization that had successfully opposed the hated Stamp Act.
		This article is adapted from Intelligence in the War of Indendence, a publication of the Central Intelligence Agency in the public domain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intelligence_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War (5398 words)

	American Revolutionary War - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence,There are other variations on the name of the war, including "War of American Independence" and "War of the American Revolution".
		After the war, some 70,000 Loyalists departed the United States, most going to Canada, Great Britain, or to British colonies in the Caribbean.Percentage of Loyalists and Patroits: Robert M. Calhoon, "Loyalism and Neutrality" in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, p.
		American militia were sometimes adept at partisan warfare, and were particularly effective at suppressing Loyalist activity when British regulars were not in the area.Effectiveness of American militia: Jeremy Black, War for America: The Fight for Independence, 1775-1783, p.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/American_Revolutionary_War (6117 words)

	American Revolutionary War
		The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought from 1775 to 1783 between Great Britain (and allies) and thirteen of her North American colonies (and allies).
		American militiamen, many of them outraged by the reported murder of an American woman at the hands of Burgoyne’s Indian allies, flocked to Gates’s army, swelling his force to 11,000 by the beginning of October.
		In April 1782, the British House of Commons voted to end the war with the American colonies and the government of war proponent Lord North was ousted.
	www.askfactmaster.com /American_Revolutionary_War (4711 words)

	Chronology16
		In view of the fact that Montgomery's reinforcements had not yet arrived, Arnold was sensible enough to realize that he would be at a disadvantage on the defensive; his troops had only about five cartridges per man and nearly one hundred of their muskets were unusable.
		A brief council of war was held with the other officers present; although Morgan urged them to continue on and strike into the Upper Town, they disagreed.
		The surrender was spontaneous; the Americans just started to hold up their arms in a sign of surrender and Morgan could do nothing to stop it.
	www.motherbedford.com /Chronology16.htm (5922 words)

	People of the Revolution
		After the war, Thompson served the elector of Bavaria and was rewarded in 1791 by appointment as a count of the Holy Roman Empire.
		George Washington, the first American President and Commander-in-Chief of the American forces during the American Revolutionary War, was born in Westmoreland county, Virginia in 1732.
		As the war with Great Britain approached, Washington, disgruntled with the British laws, entered the political and military realm and was elected one of the delegates to the First Continental Congress.
	www.si.umich.edu /spies/people.html (3265 words)

	Revolutionary War Time-Line
		The 77 Americans lined on the Green quickly scattered at Lexington, in a skirmish not hardly a battle, but the English suffered many casualties on the march back to Boston, as the Americans "shot from behind trees", chasing the British on their return.
		This is another major turning point in the war, and was brought about by the French's view of the American's strength after their victory at Saratoga, plus the guile and diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin, who had achieved something of a "folk hero" status in France.
		The world, and some Americans, are stunned that Washington did not assume the role of King, but rather simply announced his job was done and he was retiring from public life.
	members.aol.com /ntgen/hrtg/revtmln.html (2646 words)

	Four Day War
		Additional reassurance from American intelligence convinced Israel that as long as Musharraf remains in power, Pakistan does not represent an imminent threat.
		Thousands of Revolutionary Guards are dispatched across the border into Iraq with orders to inflict as many casualties on American troops as possible.
		American embassies in a number of other cities are burned.
	www.amconmag.com /2004_09_13/article.html (1872 words)

	The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - Articles: War Diary - May 26, 1781 - July 4, 1782
		Wednesday 12th The dry weather still Continues Intelligence arrives that His Excellency Genl Washington was Coming on with 8000 Troops to Join us about 12 Oclock at Night we were favored with a very fine Rain but heavy thunder which has made our present Situation more agreeable by sufficiently laying the dust.
		Friday 28th This day the Whole Army French American and Militia at 5 Oclock AM for the Enemy lines we Encamped about sun set within two miles of their works some Cannon Shot was Exchanged between the French troops and the Enemy His Excellency Genl.
		Saturday 6th Col. Scammell made his Exit this day the Amount of the Action at E[?] Spring came out in orders and are as follows Prisoners taken Excluding the wounded 500 their loss beside 600 hundred [sic] our loss 500 Idled and wounded the firing from the Bateries as usial.
	www.ctssar.org /articles/diary.htm (6123 words)

	Commodore Barry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Few Americans are well-acquainted with the gallantry and heroic exploits of Philadelphia's Irish-born naval commander, Commodore John Barry.
		Indeed, Barry deserves the proud epithet, "Father of the American Navy," a title bestowed on him not by current generations of admirers, but by his contemporaries, who were in the best position to judge.
		This victory had a tremendous psychological effect in boosting American morale, as it was the first capture of a British warship by a regularly commissioned American cruiser.
	www.ushistory.org /more/commodorebarry.html (3657 words)

	Web Quest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We think of these men as war heroes risking their lives for the Patriotic cause.
		Chances are that you do not think of African Americans or women as playing an important role in the revolution.
		They were treated as second class citizens before the war and they received no more after the war.
	coe.west.asu.edu /students/tosborne/web_quest.htm (517 words)

	Nobles and knaves - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 23, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mr Carter: "Well, one parallel is that the Revolutionary War more than any other war until recently has been the most bloody war we've fought." Stop right there.
		But for the record, in the Revolutionary War which took place from 1775 to 1783 there were 4,435 American deaths.
		Carter's revisionism, a shortage of sensitivity and bad intelligence led the British to wage an eight-year, "unnecessary" war.
	washingtontimes.com /op-ed/20041022-090857-7581r.htm (493 words)

	The Revolution's Black Soldiers
		That was the signal for the publication of Dunmore's long-anticipated proclamation to American slaves.
		Instead it voted in October 1780 to grant every recruit who enlisted for the duration of the war 300 acres of land and the choice between a healthy fl male slave between the ages of 10 and 30 years or £60 in specie.
		Brown provides a convenient analysis of fls used by the Americans and the British in the armed forces and as laborers during the war.
	www.americanrevolution.org /blk.html (5777 words)

	Internet Modern History Sourcebook: American Independence
		Intelligence in the American War of Independence [At ODCI]
		Governor Glen, The Role of the Indians in the Rivalry Between France, Spain, and England, 1761 [At American Revolution]
		A defense of slavery by an American Jesuit.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/modsbook12.html (1570 words)

	Wars and conflicts of the U.S. Navy
		Officers of American Naval Victories in the War of 1812
		Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the War of 1812
		American Naval Participation in the Great War (with special reference to the European Theater of Operations) by CAPT Dudley Knox
	www.history.navy.mil /wars (984 words)

	Jensen's Web Sources for Wars & World Military History
		The Mexican war: a history of its origin, and a detailed account of the victories which terminated in the surrender of the capital; with the official despatches of the generals.
		The war in Egypt and the Soudan; an episode in the history of the British Empire by Thomas Archer 1880s 4 vol.
		War of the Rebellion complete; this major series of wartimne reports is conveniently available on inexpensive cd-rom.
	tigger.uic.edu /~rjensen/military.html (6116 words)

	The Revolutionary War
		The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
		Battles of the Revolutionary War: Click directly on red dots for battle stories
		The British Army in the American War of Independence
	members.aol.com /TeacherNet/Revolutionarywar.html (742 words)

	American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too!
		The War of 1812 and Spanish American War
		Her father was an airman in Vietnam; her 77-year-old grandfather served with the Army in Germany during World War II; and his stepbrother was a Marine codetalker in Japan.
		Tina S. Time, is the first American Samoan woman and the first female soldier from Tucson to die in the war.
	coelacanth.aug.com /captbarb (5270 words)

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