Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783: Difference between revisions

| style="padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt" valign="top" | <div style="float: right; width: 100%"><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--> [[Image:Revolutionary-war-034-1-.jpg|thumb|425px]]<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>