History of America

1) "Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne : British general and playwright. In the American Revolution he captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the Battle of Saratoga. The Heiress was his most popular play.
2) Charles Cornwallis : British military and political leader who commanded forces in North Carolina during the American Revolution. His surrender at Yorktown in 1781 marked the final British defeat.
3) Bernardo de Galvez : Spain governor of Louisiana and joined the France.
4) Marquis de Lafayette : French soldier and politician who served on George Washington's staff in the American Revolution.
5) George Rogers Clark : American military leader and frontiersman who led numerous raids on British troops and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory during the Revolutionary War.
6) Francis Marion : American Revolutionary soldier known for his guerrilla tactics against the British in South Carolina.
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