| HESSIAN | Mercenary in the American Revolution |
| BENEDICTARNOLD | General in the American Revolution who failed in his calamitous attempt to capture Quebec City in 1775: 2 wds. |
| ARNOLD | Benedict, American officer who shifted allegiance to the British in the American Revolution (6) |
| CATAWBA | Carolina tribe that allied with the colonists in the American Revolution |
| MARYRAND | One of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution (8) |
| TORY | Term used in the American Revolution to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown and government (4) |
| LAFAYETTE | French soldier in the American Revolution |
| GENTLEMANJOHNNY | Nickname of Gen. Burgoyne in the American Revolution |
| COLONIES | 13 in the American Revolution |
| REDCOAT | British soldier in the American Revolution |
| MUSKET | Weapon in the American Revolution |
| WHIG | Anti-royalist, in the American Revolution |
| HEN | Some soldiers from Delaware supposedly took a blue variety of this along when they fought in the American Revolution |
| YORKTOWN | Site of the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781, in SE Virginia south-east of Williamsburg (8) |
| TAXATION | "No ___ without representation": slogan that originated in the lead-up to the American Revolution in 1775 (8) |
| SAO | Part of the name of a Brazilian city that was founded 222 years before the U.S. colonies declared their independence but otherwise has nothing whatsoever to do with the American Revolution |
| LYNCH | Charles, Virginia planter who headed an irregular court that punished supporters of the British during the American Revolution (5) |
| PAUL | Folk hero of the American Revolution, immortalised in a ballad by Henry Longfellow (4,6) |
| REVERE | Folk hero of the American Revolution, immortalised in a ballad by Henry Longfellow (4,6) |
| PATRIOT | The ___ 2000 historical war film starring Mel Gibson which is set during the American Revolution |
