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-[[Image:Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg|thumb|425px|<center>Washington at Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777. Lithograph by D. McLellan, 1853</center>]]<div style="float: right; width: 93%">The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783.&nbsp; It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts.&nbsp; Men betwen the age of 16 and 60 may have served sometime during the war in either the Continental Army, State Line Troops, or local militia mustered to help the Continental Troops.&nbsp; Those who supported the rebellion may be mentioned in records as a rebel or a patriot.&nbsp; Loyalists or Tories were those who opposed the rebellion.</div>
+[[Image:Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg|thumb|425px|<center>Washington at Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777. Lithograph by D. McLellan, 1853</center>]]<div style="float: right; width: 93%">The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783.&nbsp; 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.</div>
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