Chapter II: Major-Generals

(Ranked in order as given below.)

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GEORGE WASHINGTON 11 | | |
ARTEMAS WARD 20 | Mass. | June 17, 1775 | Resigned Apr. 23, 1776.
CHARLES LEE 21 | Va. | „ „ „ | Dismissed Jan. 10, 1780.
JOHN PHILIP SCHUYLER 23 | N. Y. | „ 19, „ | Resigned Apr. 19, 1779.
ISRAEL PUTNAM 26 | Conn. | „ „ „ | Served to close of war.

(First Brig.-Gens., then Maj.-Gens.)

BRIG.-GEN. MAJ.-GEN.
RICH. MONTGOMERY 28 | N. Y. | June 22, 1775 | Dec. 9, 1775 | Killed Dec. 31, 1776.
JOHN THOMAS 31 | Mass. | „ „ „ | Mar. 6, 1776 | Died June 2, 1776.
HORATIO GATES 32 | Va. | „ 17, „ | May 16, „ | Suspended Oct. 5, 1780.‡
WILLIAM HEATH 36 | Mass. | „ 22, „ | Aug. 9, „ | Served to close of war.
*JOSEPH SPENCER 37 | Conn. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Jan. 13, 1778.
JOHN SULLIVAN 38 | N. H. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Nov. 30, 1779.
NATHANIEL GREENE 39 | R. I. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war.
LORD STIRLING 42 | N. J. | Mar. 1, 1776 | Feb. 19, 1777 | Died Jan. 15, 1783.
THOMAS MIFFLIN 43 | Penn. | May 16, „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Feb. 25, 1779.
ARTHUR ST. CLAIR 45 | Penn. | Aug. 9, „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war.
*ADAM STEPHEN 47 | Va. | Sept. 4, „ | „ „ „ | Cashiered Oct. --, 1777.
BENJAMIN LINCOLN 48 | Mass. | † | „ „ „ | Served to close of war.
BENEDICT ARNOLD 49 | Conn. | Jan. 10, 1776 | May 2, „ | Deserted Sept. 25, 1780.
MAR. DE LAFAYETTE 53 | France | † | July 31, „ | Served to close of war.
BARON DE KALB 56 | Germany | † | Sept. 15, „ | Killed Aug. 16, 1780.
DU COUDRAY 57 | France | † | Aug. 11, „ | Died Sept. 16, 1777.
*ROBERT HOWE 58 | N. C. | Mar. 1, 1776 | Oct. 20, „ | Served to close of war.
ALEX. McDOUGAL 60 | N. Y. | Aug. 9, „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war.
*THOMAS CONWAY 61 | Ireland | May 13, 1777 | Dec. 13, „ | Resigned Apr. 28, 1778.
BARON STEUBEN 64 | Prussia | † | May 5, 1778 | Served to close of war.
WILLIAM SMALLWOOD 68 | Maryland | Oct. 23, 1776 | Sept. 15, 1780 | Served to close of war.
*SAMUEL H. PARSONS 70 | Conn. | Aug. 9, „ | Oct. 23, „ | Retired July 22, 1782.
CHEVALIER DUPORTAIL 71 | France | Nov. 17, 1777 | Nov. 16, 1781 | Resigned Oct. 10, 1783.
HENRY KNOX 72 | Mass. | Dec. 27, 1776 | Mar. 22, 1782 | Served to close of war.
WILLIAM MOULTRIE 75 | S. C. | Sept. 16, „ | Oct. 15, „ | Served to close of war.

* No engraving exists.

† Original appointment as Major-General.

‡ Restored Aug. 14, 1782, but did not serve.