Important People in the Revolutionary War

Matching Exercise

Match each item on the left with the correct answer on the right

Played an important role in the battle of Saratoga, but later plotted to surrender the strategic fort at West Point.
Led successful military operations against the British on the western frontier and won the battle of Vincennes.
Led the Americans at Saratoga but was soundly defeated at Camden.
Commander of the Continental forces in the South; his strategy of fighting a defensive war and retreating to fight again forced Cornwallis back toward Virginia and Yorktown.
Young Frenchman who earned a command under Washington and played a role in getting the French aid that was crucial to the victory at Yorktown.
Naval hero who commanded the ship Bonhomme Richard in victorious battle against the British ship, Serapis; famous for saying "I have not yet begun to fight."
Known as the "Swamp Fox," he led a guerrilla war against the British in the Carolinas.
Nicknamed the "Old Wagoner," he led a troop of frontier riflemen at Saratoga and as a general defeated the British at Cowpens.
French general who led the French forces at Yorktown.
French admiral whose defeat of the British navy led to the victory at Yorktown.
British commander at the battles of Bunker Hill, Long Island, Brandywine and Germantown.
Flamboyant British general who was defeated at Saratoga.
Commander of the British forces in the North after Howe; he fought Washington at Monmouth.
Led the British forces in the South at Camdden and Guilford Courthouse and finally surrendered at Yorktown.
Colonel Known as "The Butcher," he led British and Loyalist forces in the South, but was defeated at Cowpens.