Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783

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The Revolutionary War pension files for all 80,000 pension and bounty-land warrant applications are now available online at Fold3.com ($). Fold3 is available free at some libraries.

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In 1775, when the American Revolution began, there was no regular army. Instead each colony defended itself with a militia made up of local men. With few exceptions, any male 16 or older was expected to participate in the milita. By 1776 Washington had an army of 20,000 men. About one-third came from colonial militia groups, and two-thirds were regular army.

United States U.S. Military Revolutionary War Washington at Princeton, Jan. 3, 1777. Lithograph by D. McLellan, 1853 The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783.  It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts.  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.  Those who supported the rebellion may be mentioned in records as a rebel or a patriot.  Loyalists or Tories were those who opposed the rebellion. Original British Colonies New England Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Middle Colonies Delaware New Jersey New York Pennslynvania Southern Colonies Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Canada Remained Loyal Lower (Québec) Upper (Ontario) Websites Patriot Index Fold3 ($) Heritage Quest Things you can do In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an article or short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles .