| A | B |
|---|
| Marquis de Lafayette | French noble who brought trained soldiers to the U.S. |
| Battle of Trenton | battle on December 26th where Americans captured Hessian troops and took most of them prisoner |
| neutral | countries that didn't take sides in the war remained this way |
| Fredrich von Steuben | Prussian officer who helped the Continental troops |
| Battle of Long Island | battle in New York where 1400 Americans were killed, wounded, or captured |
| John Burgoyne | British general who presented George III with a new strategy to winning the war |
| Battle of Saratoga | American victory which was the turning point in the war |
| Thaddeus Kosciusko | Polish officer who helped build forts |
| cavalry | troops on horseback |
| Nathan Hale | after being captured by the British he declared "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." |
