Statistics for Military Leaders of the American Revolution

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army	George Washington	97%
General in both the Continental and British Army	Benedict Arnold	79%
Surrendered at Yorktown	Charles Cornwallis	76%
Frenchman who was wounded at Brandywine Creek	Marquis de La Fayette	76%
Continental Artillery Commander	Henry Knox	48%
Washington's most trusted lieutenant for most of the war; won great victories in the South	Nathaniel Greene	48%
American General relieved at Monmouth Courthouse	Charles Lee	45%
Third British Commander in America, led British retreat from Philadelphia	Henry Clinton	45%
Gentleman General who surrendered at Saratoga	John Burgoyne	45%
Hero of Charleston and Saratoga; attempted to replace General Washington	Horatio Gates	41%
First Commander of British forces in America	Thomas Gage	38%
Commander in Chief of the British forces during the New York Campaign (full name required)	William Howe	28%
French Admiral at Yorktown	Comte De Grasse	24%
Engineered Patriot Victory at Cowpens	Daniel Morgan	24%
"Mad" General from Pennsylvania	Anthony Wayne	21%
"Lord" captured during the Battle of Brooklyn	Lord Stirling	17%
Brother of the above, a respected Admiral in the War (full name required)	Richard Howe	14%
Spanish Governor who aided Patriot cause	Bernardo de Galvez	10%
Final British Commander	Guy Carleton	7%
Hessian Colonel killed at Trenton	Johann Rahl	7%
Mohawk Indian Chief	Joseph Brant	7%
Hessian Commander during the Philadelphia Campaign	Wilhelm von Knyphausen	7%