Chart of Battles, Leaders, and Congresses During the Revolutionary War
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This image of a tree, created by the George Washington Bicentennial Commission in 1931-1932, illustrates causes of the Revolutionary War (the roots), major events during the war (the trunk), and battles (branches). It also includes lists of Continental Army Leaders (on the left) and British leaders (on the right).
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[Text Placed on Image of Tree]FROM BOTTOM TO TOP:
The Revolutionary War
[Main Root] Taxation without Representation
[Branch Root] Colonial Events
[Sub-roots] Boston Massacre, Destruction of the Gaspee, Boston Tea Party; Continental Congress
[Branch Root] Perversity of George III
[Branch Root] Results of the French and Indian War
[Branch Root] Acts of Parliament
[Sub-roots] Navigation Acts, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act, Townshend Acts, Five Intolerable Acts
[Box on Left: Continental Army Leaders]
1 Washington [General George Washington]
2 Gates [General Horatio Gates]
3 Greene [Colonel Christopher Greene]
4 Stark [General John Stark]
5 Wayne [Brigadier General Anthony Wayne]
6 Sullivan [General John Sullivan]
7 Clarke [George Rogers Clarke/George Rogers Clark]
8 Montgomery [General Richard Montgomery]
9 Sumpter [General Thomas Sumpter]
10 Warner [Colonel Seth Warner]
11 Lee [General Charles Lee]
12 Morgan [Brigadier General Daniel Morgan]
13 Campbell [William Campbell]
14 Allen [Ethan Allen]
15 Schuyler [Major General Philip Schuyler]
16 Arnold [Colonel Benedict Arnold]
17 Parker [Captain John Parker]
18 Prescott [Colonel William Prescott]
19 Moultrie [Colonel William Moultrie]
20 Putnam [General Israel Putnam]
21 Herkimer Nicholas Herkimer]
22 Magaw [Colonel Robert Magaw]
23 Ashe [General John Ashe]
24 J.P. Jones [John Paul Jones]
25 Lincoln [General Benjamin Lincoln]
26 D'estang [D'Estaing] [Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte D'Estaing]
27 Buford [Colonel Abraham Buford]
28 Ledyard [Lieutenant Colonel William Ledyard]
[Box on Right: British Leaders]
A. Howe [Lieutenant General William Howe]
B. Clinton [General Henry Clinton]
C. Cornwallis [Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis]
D. Burgoyne [General John Burgoyne]
E. Butler [Colonel John Butler & his son Captain Walter Butler]
F. Prevost [Lieutenant Colonel Mark Prevost]
G. Tarleton [Colonel Banastre Tarleton]
H. Baum [Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum]
I. St. Leger [Brigadier General Barry St. Leger]
J. Campbell [Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell]
K. Ferguson [Major Patrick Ferguson]
L. Rawdon [Francis Rawdon]
M. Brant [Joseph Brant]
N. Arnold [Brigadier General Benedict Arnold]
O. Gage [General Thomas Gage]
P. Pitcairn [Major John Pitcairn]
Q. Carleton [General Guy Carleton]
R. Rall [Colonel Johann Rall]
S. Mawhood [Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood]
T. Hamilton [Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton]
U. Pigot [Brigadier General Robert Pigot]
V. Breyman [Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breyman]
[Trunk]
1st Cont. Cong. Sept 4, 1774
2nd Cont. Cong. May 10, 1775
Washington Takes Command July 2, 1775
[Branch on Right] 1775
[Bottom of Branch]
6-17 Bunker Hill 18,-20 - O,A,U. [Prescott, Putnam vs. Gage, Howe, Pigot]
12-31 Quebec 16, 8, 15-Q [Arnold, Montgomery, Schuyler vs. Carleton]
[Top of Branch]
4-19 Lexington 17-P [Parker vs. Pitcairn]
5-10 Ticonderoga 14.16- [Allen & Arnold]
5-12 Crown Point 10- [Warner]
11-13 Montreal [Battle of Quebec] 8- [Montgomery]
[Trunk] Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776
[Branch on Left] 1776
[Bottom of Branch]
8-26 Long Island 1-B [Washington vs. Clinton]
10-26 White Plains 1-A. [Washington vs. Howe]
11-16 Ft. Washington 22-A [Magaw vs. Howe]
[Top of Branch]
3-17 Boston 1-A [Washington vs. Howe]
6-28 Moultrie [Battle of Sullivan's Island] 19,11-B [Moultrie, Lee vs. Clinton]
12-26 Trenton 1-R [Washington vs. Rall]
[Trunk] National Flag June, 1777
[Branch on Right] 1777
[Bottom of Branch]
9-11 Brandywine 1-A [Washington vs. Howe]
10-4 Germantown 1-A [Washington vs. Howe]
10-23 Ft. Mercer [Battle of Red Bank] 3-A [Greene vs. Howe]
[Top of Branch]
1-3 Princeton 1-S [Washington vs. Mawhood
8-3 Fort Schuyler [Siege of Fort Stanwix] 21-I [Herkimer vs. St. Leger]
8-16 Bennington 4, 10 - H, V [Stark, Warner vs. Baum, Breyman]
9-9 [9-19] Bemis Heights [Battle of Freeman's Farm/First Battle of Saratoga] 2-D [Gates vs. Burgoyne]
10-7 Saratoga [Battle of Bemis Heights] 2-D [Gates vs. Burgoyne]
[Trunk]
Articles of Confederation
Valley Forge 1777-8
[Branch on Left] 1778
[Bottom of Branch]
8-29 Newport [Battle of Rhode Island/Battle of Quaker Hill] 3- [Greene]
7-3 Wyoming -E [J. Butler]
11-10 Cherry Valley -E [W. Butler]
12-29 Savannah [Capture of Savannah/First Battle of Savannah] -J [Campbell]
[Top of Branch]
6-28 Monmouth 1,11-B [Washington, Lee vs. Clinton]
7-4 Kaskaskia [Illinois Campaign/Clark's Northwestern Campaign] 7- [Clarke]
[Trunk]
Alliance with France
[Branch on Right] 1779
[Bottom of Branch]
3-3 Brier Creek 23-F [Ashe vs. Prevost]
[Top of Branch]
2-25 Vincennes [Siege of Fort Vincennes] 7-T [Clarke vs. Hamilton]
7-16 Stony Point 5- [Wayne]
8-29 Elmira [Battle of Newtown] 6- [Sullivan]
9-23 Serapis 24- [J. P. Jones]
10-9 Savannah [Siege of Savannah/Second Battle of Savannah] 25,26-F [Lincoln, D'Estang vs. Prevost]
[Trunk]
Arnold's Treason
[Branch on Left] 1780
[Bottom of Branch]
3-12 Charleston 25-B,C [Lincoln vs. Clinton, Cornwallis]
5-29 Waxhaw 27-G [Buford vs. Tarleton]
8-16 Camden 2-C [Gates vs. Cornwallis]
[Top of Branch]
8-6 Hanging Rock 9- [Sumpter]
[8-1] Rocky Mount 9- [Sumpter]
10-7 King's Mt 13-K [Campbell vs. Ferguson]
11-20 Black Stock 9-G [Sumpter vs. Tarleton]
[Branch on Right] 1781
[Bottom of Branch]
3-15 Guilford C.H [Battle of Guilford Court House] 3-C [Greene vs. Cornwallis]
4-25 Hobkirk's Hill [Second Battle of Camden] 3-L [Greene vs. Rawdon]
9-6 Ft. Griswold [Battle of Groton Heights] -N [Arnold]
[Top of Branch]
1-17 Cowpens 12-G [Morgan vs. Tarleton]
9-8 Eutaw Springs 3-L [Greene vs. Rawdon]
9-10 Yorktown 1-C [Washington vs. Cornwallis]
[Branch on Left] 1782
11-30 Preliminary Articles of Peace
[Top Branch] 1783
9-3 Treaty of Paris
This primary source comes from the Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch.
National Archives Identifier: 532885
Full Citation: Photograph 148-GW-378; Chart of Battles, Leaders, and Congresses During the Revolutionary War; The George Washington Bicentennial Commission, 1931 - 1932; Records of Commissions of the Legislative Branch, Record Group 148; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/revolutionary-war-chart, March 27, 2025]Activities that use this document
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