page_title: List of military leaders in the American Revolutionary War
section_title: Other notable officers
hierarchical_section_title: List of military leaders in the American Revolutionary War / Great Britain / Other notable officers
caption_attribution_description: A soldier called Major John André
context_page_description: Several military leaders played a role in the American Revolutionary War. This is a compilation of some of the most important leaders among the many participants in the war. Militia: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency or a body of citizens organized for military service. In order to be listed here an individual must satisfy one of the following criteria:
  Was a nation's top civilian responsible for directing military affairs
  Held a commission of at least brigadier general or rear admiral in an organized military during the conflict
  Was the highest-ranking member of a given nation's force that participated in the conflict
  Was the highest-ranking member of a given state/colonial militia
  Was a provincial or territorial governor who is documented to have directed a military action
  Was a Native American tribal leader who had a documented leadership position in military action
  Some individuals held concurrent positions in more than one organisation, and a number of Continental Army generals also held high-ranking positions in their state militia organisations.
context_section_description: Lieutenant Colonel James Abercrombie, † while leading the retreat at the Battle of Bunker Hill, he was fatally injured in the thigh from being shot by a rebel.
  Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe, he was a Captain who traveled across the Northeast to look for American spies. He was featured in the AMC Series Turn: Washington's Spies, as one of the main antagonists.
  Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, a young British Cavalry officer who led the British Legion, a regiment of American loyalist cavalry and light infantry that was nicknamed “Tarleton’s Legion” and the “Green Dragoons”. Tarleton gained infamy during the southern campaign when his men massacred surrendering Continental soldiers at the Waxhaws Massacre, which resulted in him being nicknamed “The Butcher” and “Bloody Ban”.
  Major John Andre  † was an officer in charge of British spies and Tories across the 13 Colonies, working under General Clinton.
  Major John Pitcairn  † physically led the British forces in the expedition of Concord, in which it was speculated that rebels were hiding weapons. He died soon after The Battle of Bunker Hill after sustaining 6 gunshot wounds, including to the head.
  Captain Thomas Preston, a couple of years before the war broke out, Preston was in charge of the British squad that committed the controversial Boston Massacre.
caption: Major John André
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