british leaders library

 

Notable British figures include Marquis Cornwallis and other people who fought to maintain control of the American colonies. Here you can get information on some of the important British figures in the Revolutionary War.

Featured Article:  Edmund Burke

Burke, Edmund (1729-1797), a British statesman, writer, and orator. Burke was the leading conservative political philosopher of 18th-century Europe. See more »

Charles James Fox

Fox, Charles James (1749-1806), an English statesman and orator. Although an outstanding leader in the House of Commons, Fox rarely held important cabinet posts, largely because of the personal antagonism of the king.

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Earl of Shelburne

Shelburne, William Petty, Second Earl of (1737-1805), a British statesman.

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Edmund Burke

Burke, Edmund (1729-1797), a British statesman, writer, and orator. Burke was the leading conservative political philosopher of 18th-century Europe.

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Frederick North

North, Frederick, Second Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), a British statesman. North, a Tory, was prime minister, 1770-82, during the period of the American Revolution.

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George Grenville

Grenville, George (1712-1770), a British statesman. As prime minister, first lord of the treasury, and chancellor of the exchequer, 1763-65, he grappled with financial troubles.

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John Andre

Andre, John (1751-1780), a British army officer who was hanged as a spy during the American Revolution.

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John Burgoyne

Burgoyne, John (1722-1792), a British army officer in the American Revolution. His defeat at Saratoga was the first great American military victory.

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Marquis Cornwallis

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, First Marquis (1738-1805), a British army officer and statesman.

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Richard and Sir William Howe

Howe, the name of two brothers who commanded British forces during the American Revolution.

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Samuel Hood

Hood, Samuel, First Viscount Hood (1724-1816), a British naval officer. Hood entered the navy in 1741.

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Sir Banastre Tarleton

Tarleton, Sir Banastre (1754-1833), a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War.

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Sir Guy Carleton

Carleton, Sir Guy (1724-1808), a British general and governor of Canada. He was born in Ireland and entered the British army at an early age.

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Sir Henry Clinton

Clinton, Sir Henry (1738-1795), a British general in the American Revolutionary War.

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Thomas Gage

Gage, Thomas (1721-1787), a British army officer. Gage was commander in chief of British forces in North America and governor of Massachusetts at the outbreak of the American Revolution.

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William Pitt

Pitt, the family name of two British prime ministers, father and son.

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