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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 »
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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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Shelburne, William Petty, Second Earl of (1737-1805), a British statesman.
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Burke, Edmund (1729-1797), a British statesman, writer, and orator. Burke was the leading conservative political philosopher of 18th-century Europe.
See more »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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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.
See more »John Andre
Andre, John (1751-1780), a British army officer who was hanged as a spy during the American Revolution.
See more »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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Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, First Marquis (1738-1805), a British army officer and statesman.
See more »Richard and Sir William Howe
Howe, the name of two brothers who commanded British forces during the American Revolution.
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Hood, Samuel, First Viscount Hood (1724-1816), a British naval officer. Hood entered the navy in 1741.
See more »Sir Banastre Tarleton
Tarleton, Sir Banastre (1754-1833), a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War.
See more »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.
See more »Sir Henry Clinton
Clinton, Sir Henry (1738-1795), a British general in the American Revolutionary War.
See more »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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