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<div style="float: right; width: 72%"><center>''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Revolutionary_War,_1775_to_1783|Revolutionary War]]''</center><br><!-- Introduction goes below here--> <div style="float: right; width: 97%"> | <div style="float: right; width: 72%"><center>''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Revolutionary_War,_1775_to_1783|Revolutionary War]]''</center><br><!-- Introduction goes below here--> <div style="float: right; width: 97%"> | ||
[[Image:Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg|thumb|left|425px]]The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. Throughout the war, state troops and local militias supplemented the Continental (Federal) Army. The total number of men who served is not known. Men between the ages of 16 and 60 may have served during the war in either the Continental Army, State Line Troops, or local militia mustered to help the Continental Troops. | [[Image:Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg|thumb|left|425px|Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg]]The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. Throughout the war, state troops and local militias supplemented the Continental (Federal) Army. The total number of men who served is not known. Men between the ages of 16 and 60 may have served during the war in either the Continental Army, State Line Troops, or local militia mustered to help the Continental Troops. | ||
=== <br>Chronology of Major Events === | === <br>Chronology of Major Events === | ||
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| George Rogers Clark and his men took Vincennes, Indiana from the British. | | George Rogers Clark and his men took Vincennes, Indiana from the British. | ||
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| 21 June 1779 | |||
| [[Spain in the American Revolution | Spain declared war against the British.]] | |||
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| [[Spain in the American Revolution | Spain wins the Battle of Baton Rouge, thus keeping the British out of the Mississippi valley.]] | |||
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| 12 May 1780 | | 12 May 1780 | ||
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| 15 Mar 1781 | | 15 Mar 1781 | ||
| Battle at Guilford Co., North Carolina courthouse. | | Battle at Guilford Co., North Carolina courthouse. | ||
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| British lost the Battle of Pensacola Florida. | |||
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| 19 Oct 1781 | | 19 Oct 1781 | ||
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*[http://www.americanwars.org American Wars]<br> | *[http://www.americanwars.org American Wars]<br> | ||
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com New Horizons Genealogy] (free)<br> | *[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com New Horizons Genealogy] (free)<br> | ||
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*Gibson, Lawrence Henry. The Coming of the Revolution: 1763-1775. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1954. | *Gibson, Lawrence Henry. The Coming of the Revolution: 1763-1775. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1954. | ||
*Jensen, Merrill. The Founding of a Nation: A History of the American Revolution 1763-1776. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. | *Jensen, Merrill. The Founding of a Nation: A History of the American Revolution 1763-1776. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. | ||
*Lowell, Edward J. [http://www.americanwars.org/american-revolution-hessians.htm The Hessians In The Revolution]: Williamstown, Massachusetts, Corner House Publishers. 1970. reprint edition. | *Lowell, Edward J. [http://www.americanwars.org/american-revolution-hessians.htm The Hessians In The Revolution]: Williamstown, Massachusetts, Corner House Publishers. 1970. reprint edition. | ||
*Middlekauff, Robert. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution 1763-1789. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. | *Middlekauff, Robert. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution 1763-1789. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. | ||
*Miller, John C. Origins of The American Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. | *Miller, John C. Origins of The American Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. | ||