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Key British Commanders in the American Revolution: Type-in
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- 01Who was the British Secretary of State responsible for directing overall British strategy in North America from London (political/military overseer, often named in campaign orders)?
- 02Which general succeeded as British commander-in-chief in North America in 1778 and directed operations from New York, including the later southern strategy?
- 03Who was the British commander-in-chief who led the 1776 New York and New Jersey campaigns and later the Philadelphia campaign?
- 04Who was the senior British military and civil commander in Canada who organized the defense of Quebec and commanded British forces in the Canadian theater?
- 05Which British commander was Governor and military commander in Massachusetts and led British forces during the early Boston and Lexington/Concord phase of the war?
- 06Which British admiral served as commander of the Royal Navy squadron supporting operations off North America in 1776 and cooperated with his brother in the New York campaign?
- 07Which British admiral commanded major Royal Navy operations in the West Indies during the war, notably winning at sea in the Caribbean?
- 08Who commanded British forces in the southern colonies and led the campaigns that included the capture of Charleston and later Yorktown?
- 09Who led the British Northern campaign that culminated in the Saratoga campaign and surrender in 1777?
- 10Which British admiral served prominently in Caribbean and Atlantic naval operations late in the war and was a senior fleet officer (sometimes cited with Rodney in West Indies actions)?