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With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a significant number of
good,
A-Class, and
featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:
Blanco, Richard L. and Paul J. Sanborn, eds. The American Revolution, 1775–1783: An Encyclopedia. 2 volumes. New York: Garland, 1993.
ISBN0-8240-5623-X.
Boatner, Mark Mayo, III. Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. Revised ed. New York: McKay, 1974.
ISBN0-8117-0578-1.
Fremont-Barnes, Gregory and Richard Alan Ryerson, eds. The Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War: A Political, Social, and Military History. 5 volumes. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
ISBN1-85109-408-3.
Selesky, Harold E., ed. Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History. 2 volumes. Detroit: Scribner's, 2006.
ISBN0-684-31513-0.
Biographical dictionaries
Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Scribner's, 1928–64. 11 volumes.
Purcell, L. Edward. Who Was Who in the American Revolution. New York: Facts on File, 1993.
ISBN0-8160-2107-4.
Continental Army organization
Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution. New, enlarged, and revised edition. Washington, D.C.: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914. Available on
Google Book Search.
Wright, Robert K.The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983. Available, in part,
online from the U.S. Army website.
British Army organization
Curtis, Edward, Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution, 1926 Can be found online
here
Katcher, Philip, Encyclopaedia of British, Provincial and German Army Units 1775-1783, 1973,
ISBN0811705420
Army Lists, 1775-1783
A List of general and staff officers on the establishment in North America, 1755-1782
Pictures
A number of national libraries, and several large city public libraries have digital collections that include historic maps, and images of notable people.