Quiz  /  Generals and Military Leaders

  • 1. 
    Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

  • Nathanael Greene
  • George Washington
  • Henry Knox
  • Horatio Gates

  • 2. 
    What naval commander is sometimes called the 'Father of the United States Navy'?

  • Daniel Morgan
  • Henry Knox
  • John Paul Jones
  • Marquis de Lafayette

  • 3. 
    What commander betrayed the United States when he switched sides to the British?

  • Benedict Arnold
  • John Paul Jones
  • William Howe
  • Lafayette

  • 4. 
    Who was leader of the British forces in the South who surrendered his army at Yorktown?

  • John Burgoyne
  • Charles Cornwallis
  • William Howe
  • Henry Clinton

  • 5. 
    Who led the Continental Army to an important victory at Saratoga?

  • Nathanael Greene
  • Horatio Gates
  • Henry Knox
  • George Washington

  • 6. 
    Who took command of the Southern Theatre of war and defeated the British in the South?

  • Nathanael Greene
  • John Paul Jones
  • Daniel Morgan
  • Henry Knox

  • 7. 
    What French Marquis served under George Washington throughout much of the war?

  • Nathanael Greene
  • Henry Knox
  • John Paul Jones
  • Lafayette

  • 8. 
    Who was the leader of the British forces who captured New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia?

  • William Howe
  • Henry Clinton
  • Charles Cornwallis
  • John Burgoyne

  • 9. 
    Who led the Americans to a decisive victory at the Battle of Cowpens?

  • George Washington
  • Henry Knox
  • Nathanael Greene
  • Daniel Morgan

  • 10. 
    What British general was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga?

  • Henry Clinton
  • William Howe
  • John Burgoyne
  • Charles Cornwallis
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