1- NATHAN HALE --- Gave his life for his country.
Nathan Hale was a soldier of the Continental Army during the War of Independence. First American spy, he volunteered to spy on the British but was captured. Before being executed, he said: "I only regret having only one life to lose for my country." Since then Hale is considered a hero of American independence.
2- COLONEL HAMILTON --- British commander at Vincennes.
Henry Hamilton was a British colonial officer and administrator born in Ireland. He was taken prisoner during the American Revolutionary War when he was the lieutenant governor of the British Fort Sackville.
3- JOHN PAUL JONES --- Defeated British Navy.
John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the first naval command of the United States in the War of Independence.
Although he made enemies among the political elites of the United States, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation that persists to this day. As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the United States Navy"
4- BENEDICT ARNOLD --- Betrayed his country.
Benedict Arnold was an American general, who switched over to the British side during the War of Independence of the United States.
5- GEORGE ROGERS CLARK --- Captured the west from the British.
George Rogers Clark was a soldier from Virginia and was the highest ranking US military officer on the northwest border during the American War of Independence. Clark was a leader of the Kentucky militia (then part of Virginia) during much of the war. Clark is best known for his famous captures of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vincennes (1779), which significantly weakened the British influence in the Northwest Territory. Because the British ceded the entire Northwest Territory to the United States in 1783 through the Treaty of Paris, Clark is often referred to as the "Conqueror of the Old Northwest Territory."
