Famous Americans of the Revolutionary War
Many of the most famous Americans are the first Americans, those that fought in and oversaw the Revolutionary War.
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What was the early church really like? How did we really end up with the Christianity that exists today? Even more importantly, how do we know?
In the Beginning Was the Logos, by Revolutionary-War.net webmaster Paul Pavao, proves that you can trust your Bible, that Jesus was proclaimed as divine from the beginning, and it puts original sources in your hand, letting you put the lie to the so-called experts who would deny that Jesus is exactly who he said he was.
The life and adventures of other famous people can be found on our spies, Revolutionary War Women, and generals pages. Only the most prominent are listed on this page and only Americans. British and French that took part in the war are covered on the pages just listed.
These famous Americans are in alphabetical order by last name. These are just those involved in the American Revolution in some way.
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The Marquis de Lafayette is not as famous as those on this page, but he did fight valiantly as a French soldier on behalf of the Americans.
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These short biographies, complete with their most famous deeds, are written to be fast-moving, interesting, and exciting as well as providing the most important details of their lives.
- Abigail Adams
- Benedict Arnold
- Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin also had numerous inventions
- And everyone loves Benjamin Franklin quotes
- Nathan Hale
- Paul Revere (also see Paul Revere's Ride, the famous 1861 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
- Betsy Ross
- George Washington
