Published, printed materials detailing military and civilian participation in the pre-revolutionary period, and in the Revolutionary War are found here. Racial, ethnic, cultural and religious minority groups are represented.in selected military unit histories, veterans memoirs, and historical studies presenting the important contributions made by these men and women to the war for independence.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Native American Participation in the Bicentennial by 
The American Revolution by The American Revolution, a global war by The Ethnic contribution to the American Revolution by 
Foreign-Born American Patriots: sixteen volunteer leaders in the Revolutionary War by 
Foreign-Born Champions of the American Revolution by Generous Strangers by 
The Indispensables: the diverse soldier-mariners who shaped the country, formed the Navy, and rowed Washington across the Delaware by 
La croisade européenne pour l'indépendance des Etats-Unis: 1776-1783 by La Révolution américaine et l'Europe : [actes du colloque international], 21-25 février 1978, Paris-Toulouse by 
Liberty Is Sweet: The hidden history of the American Revolution by Minority military service, Connecticut, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, Maine, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, Massachusetts, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, New Hampshire, Vermont, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, North Carolina, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, Rhode Island, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, South Carolina, Georgia, 1775-1783 by Minority military service, Virginia, 1775-1783 by Minority revolutionary war service, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, 1775-1783 by Minority revolutionary war service: Pennsylvania and the Ohio frontier, 1775-1783 by 
Minority Soldiers Fighting in the American Revolution by 
The Rediscovery of America: transatlantic crosscurrents in an age of revolution by Scotland, Europe, and the American Revolution by Many additional titles on African American participation in the American Revolution can be found in the Library of Congress online catalog, using the subject heading United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, African American.
"Pretends to Be Free": runaway slave advertisements from colonial and revolutionary New York and New Jersey by 
"Strong and Brave Fellows": New Hampshire's black soldiers and sailors of the American Revolution, 1775-1784 by 
'Black Sam' Fraunces: Revolutionary war hero, spy and man of color by 
'They Were Good Soldiers': African-Americans serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783 by 
African-American Soldiers in the Revolutionary War by African American Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution by 
Afrodescendientes en la Independenci by 
American Indians and African Americans of the American Revolution: Through Primary Sources by 
Black Patriots and Loyalists: fighting for emancipation in the war for independence by 
Blacks in the American Revolution by Black Soldiers - Black Sailors - Black Ink: Research Guide on African-Americans in U.S. Military History, 1526-1900 by Brave black patriots by 
Come All You Brave Soldiers: Blacks in the Revolutionary War by 
Crispus Attucks and African American Patriots of the American Revolution by 
Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War: a guide to service, sources and studies by Give me liberty; Black valor in the Revolutionary War by 
Liberty or Death: the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution by Men of Color at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778 by Patriots of color: "a peculiar beauty and merit": African Americans and Native Americans at Battle Road and Bunker Hill by 
Peter's War: a New England slave boy and the American Revolution by 
Standing in Their Own Light: African American patriots in the American revolution by Tracing African American Revolutionary War patriots: back and forth by 
The Untold Story of the Black Regiment: fighting in the revolutionary war by L'aide belge aux insurgents américains, 1774-1782 by The Battle of Hubbardton, July 7, 1777, Vermont, USA by Canadian participants in the American Revolution: an index by The committee to whom was referred "An act for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia" report that the said act pass with the following amendments ... by 
Congress's Own: a Canadian regiment, the Continental Army, and American union by 
A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business by 
Fire and Desolation: the Revolutionary War's 1778 campaign as waged from Quebec and Niagara against the American frontiers by Honoré Genier 1734-1798: grenadier & officer of the king by Honoré Genier and his descendants 1734-1965: Québec to Moriah, New York by 
I Am Heartily Ashamed: the Revolutionary War's final campaign as waged from Canada in 1782 by Les Canadiens-français et les indépendantistes américains, 1774-1783: une occasion manquée by Letter from the Secretary of War and the Secretary and Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a report on the claim of Seth Harding : made in pursuance of an act, intituled "An act for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada, an by Moses Hazen and the Canadian Refugees in the American Revolution by 
Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy: America's first attempt to bring liberty to Canada, 1775 1776 by Revolution rejected, 1775-1776 = La révolution refusée, 1775-1776 by 
Rolls of the Provincial (Loyalist) Corps, Canadian Command, American Revolutionary Period by Some sources for the study of the Loyalist and Canadian participation in the military campaign of Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne, 1777 by Why is Canada not a part of the United States? / read before the U.S. Catholic Historical Society, Nov. 25th 1889 by 800 black volunteers from Santo Domingo (Haiti) in Savannah by Cuba y la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos = Cuba and the American War for Independence by El Caribe en la Guerra Independencia de los Estados Unidos by Haiti et l'indépendance américaine by La ayuda de España y Cuba a la independencia norteamericana: una historia olvidada by 
Amerikanische Revolution und niederländische Finanzanleihen, 1776-1782: die Rolle John Adams' und der Amsterdamer Finanzhäuser bei der diplomatischen Anerkennung der USA by 
The Dutch Republic and American Independence by John Adams and a "signal tryumph": the beginning of 200 years of American-Dutch friendship by Missive van Heeren Burgemeesteren en Regeerders der Stad Amsteldam, houdende derzelver berigt op zeekere papieren door den Heer Ridder Jorke, Ambassadeur van Zyne Groot-Britannische Majesteit aan Zyne Hoogheid ter hand gestelt, en door Hoogstdenzelven ter by Spanish, French, Dutch, and American patriots of the West Indies during the American Revolution by Voorbeeld in de verte: de invloed van de Amerikaanse revolutie in Nederland by Many additional titles on French participation in the American Revolution can be found in the Library of Congress online catalog, using the subject heading United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French.
The American Revolution; the French allies by 
The Call of Liberty: Marquis de Lafayette and the American Revolution by Dictionnaire des officiers de l'Armée royale qui ont combattu aux Etats-Unis pendant la Guerre d'indépendance, 1776-1783: suivi d'un supplément à Les Français sous les treize étoiles du commandant André Lasseray by Die Beteiligung des Régiment Royal-Deux-Ponts am amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg: Ausstellung, Juli 1976: [katalog] by France Views America, 1765-1815: an exhibition to commemorate the bicentenary of French assistance in the American War of Independence by The French, the Indians, and George Rogers Clark in the Illinois country: proceedings of an Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Symposium, Shircliff Theater, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, May 14 and 15, 1976 by L'Angleterre face aux Bourbons dans la guerre d'indépendance américaine: paradoxe dans l'Europe des Lumières by La Fayette, trois révolutions pour la liberté by La Fayette, usurpateur du vaisseau "La Victoire" by Lafayette: la traversée d'une vie by Le règne de Louis XVI et la guerre d'indépendance américaine: actes du Colloque international de Sorèze by List of works relating to the French alliance in the American revolution by 
Marquis de Lafayette: French hero of the American Revolution by 
Marquis de Lafayette: French hero of the American Revolution by 
Marquis de Lafayette = El Marques de Lafayette: French hero of the American Revolution = héroe francés de la Guerra de Independencia by 
The Marquis de Lafayette and Other International Champions of the American Revolution by Musée national historique de Blérancourt, Haute-Picardie, coopération franco-américaine: catalogue sommaire by 
The Rhode Island Campaign: the first French and American operation in the Revolutionary War by Spanish, French, Dutch, and American patriots of the West Indies during the American Revolution by United States and France: the first alliance by The war at sea: France and the American Revolution: a bibliography by Many additional titles on German participation in the American Revolution can be found in the Library of Congress online catalog, using the subject heading, and those after it United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, German.
Baron Von Steuben: American general by 
The Drillmaster of Valley Forge by 
German Americans in the American Revolution: Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Richards' history by The German element in two great crises of American history, 1776-1861 by 
A German Regiment among the French Auxiliary Troops of the American Revolutionary War: H.A. Rattermann's history by The German regiment of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the Continental Army, 1776-1781 by 
Gingerbread for Liberty!: how a German baker helped win the American Revolution by 
The Pennsylvania-German in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 by Von Steuben and the German contribution to the American Revolution: a selective bibliography by 
The Gaelic and Indian Origins of the American Revolution: diversity and empire in the British Atlantic, 1688-1783 by Harp and sword, 1776: the Irish in the American Revolution by Hercules Mulligan, confidential correspondent of General Washington by A Hidden Phase of American History: Ireland's part in America's struggle for liberty by 
A Hidden Phase of American History: Ireland's part in America's struggle for liberty. Illustrated by ports. from the Emmet Collection, facsims. of documents in English archives by A hidden phase of American history: Ireland's part in America's struggle for liberty by Michael J. O'Brien ... illustrated by portraits from the Emmet collection, facsimiles of documents in English archives by A hidden phase of American history; Ireland's part in America's struggle for liberty, by Michael J. O'Brien... illustrated by portraits from the Emmet collection, facsimiles of documents in English archives by 
How the Irish Won the American Revolution: A New Look at the Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence by 
The Important Role of the Irish in the American Revolution by Ireland, Irishmen, and revolutionary America, 1760-1820 by Ireland and Irishmen in the American War of Independence: some historical documents by Irish-American sea captains of the Revolutionary War by The Irish at Bunker Hill; evidence of Irish participation in the battle of 17 June 1775 by The Irish contribution to America's independence by The Irish in the American Revolution by The Irish in the American revolution, and their early influence in the colonies by Irish Rhode Islanders in the American revolution. With some mention of those serving in the regiments of Elliott, Lippitt, Topham, Crary, Angell, Olney, Greene, and other noted commanders by Land of the free: Ulster and the American Revolution by The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier, and Citizen by 
The American Jew As Patriot, Soldier, and Citizen by 
George Washington and the Jews by 
Haym Salomon: American patriot by 
Haym Salomon: patriot banker of the American Revolution by Honoring 1776 and famous Jews in American history by 
Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America: American Jewish combatants in the wars of early America: all were military casualties--killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or seriously ill in line of duty, during the early days of the American Republic, 1776- by Jews and the American Revolution: a Bicentennial documentary by Jews and the American Revolution: Haym Salomon and others by 
Jews and the Founding of the Republic by The Jews who stood by Washington; an unwritten chapter in American history by Mordecai Sheftall: Jewish revolutionary patriot by Unrecognized Patriots: the Jews in the American Revolution by 
Muslim Americans in the Military by American Indians and African Americans of the American Revolution: Through Primary Sources by 
The American Revolution in Indian Country by American Revolution in the West by Ancient Dominions of Maine: embracing the earliest facts ... by 
Apocalypse of Chiokoyhikoy by 
The Bell Keeper: the story of Sophia and the massacre of the Indians at Gnadenhutten, Ohio, in 1782 by Border wars of the American Revolution by 
The British Campaign of 1777: the St. Leger expedition by 
Captive!: the story of David Ogden and the Iroquois by 
Chainbreaker's War: a Seneca chief remembers the American Revolution: an authentic narrative by Chainbreaker: the Revolutionary War memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin Williams by Chainbreaker: the Revolutionary War memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin Williams by 
Creek Internationalism in an Age of Revolution, 1763-1818 by 
The First Way of War: American war making on the frontier, 1607-1814 by The Flockey, 13 August 1777: the defeat of the Tory uprising in the Schoharie Valley by 
Forgotten Allies: the Oneida Indians and the American Revolution by Forgotten Patriots: African American and American Indian patriots in the Revolutionary War: a guide to service, sources and studies by The French, the Indians, and George Rogers Clark in the Illinois country: proceedings of an Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Symposium, Shircliff Theater, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, May 14 and 15, 1976 by From terror to freedom in the Cumberland Valley by 
The Frontier War for American Independence by The Gaelic and Indian Origins of the American Revolution: diversity and empire in the British Atlantic, 1688-1783 by Indian Atrocities: narratives of the perils and sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover, among the Indians, during the Revolutionary War by 
Indian Warfare in Western Pennsylvania and North West Virginia at the Time of the American Revolution: including the narrative of Indian and Tory depradations by John Crawford, the military reminiscences of Captain Henry Jolly, and the narrative of Lydia by Indian Wars of Pennsylvania, including supplement by 
Joseph Brant, 1743-1807: man of two worlds by Men of Color at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778 by Narrative of a late expedition against the Indians : with an account of the barbarous execution of Col. Crawford, and the wonderful escape of Dr. Knight & John Slover from captivity in 1782...a narrative of the captivity and escape of Mrs. Frances Scott, by 
Native Americans in the American Revolution: how the war divided, devastated, and transformed the early American Indian world by Patriots of color: "a peculiar beauty and merit": African Americans and Native Americans at Battle Road and Bunker Hill by The People of the Standing Stone: the Oneida nation from the Revolution through the Era of Removal by Tomahawks and sabers: Indians in combat against cavalry in the American Revolution, 1777-1778 by 
West of the Revolution: an uncommon history of 1776 by Autograph letters of Thaddeus Kosciuszko in the American Revolution: as well as those by and about him ... by 
Casimir Pulaski: cavalry commander of the American Revolution by 
Casimir Pulaski: soldier on horseback by Count Casimir Pulaski: from Poland to America, a hero's fight for liberty by Idea niepodległości w Stanach Zjednoczonych i w Polsce: La Fayette, Kościuszko, Pułaski, Cooper, Howe, Niemcewicz i polscy emigranci w USA po roku 1831: katalog wystawy, opartej na dokumentach Polskiego Towarzystwa Historyczno-Literackiego i Biblioteki by Kazimierz Pulaski in America: a monograph, 1777-1779 by Kazimierz Pułaski i jego czasy w historii, literaturze, kulturze: w 270 rocznicę urodzin by Kościuszko, Pułaski i inni : o udziale Polaków w osadnictwie amerykańskim i w walce o niepodległość Stanów Zjednoczonych by Polacy w wojnach amerykańskich, 1775-1783, 1861-1865 by Polacy w wojnie o niepodległość Stanów Zjednoczonych 1775-1783 by Prominent Polish pioneers of the United States of America, 1770-1790 by Pulaski, a portrait of freedom by T. Kosciuszko--C. Pulaski : populorum libertatis milites: Washington House, Exposition coloniale, Paris, 1931
Thaddeus Kosciuszko by Thaddeus Kosciuszko, hero of Poland and America: workbook for elementary school students by 
Thaddeus Kosciuszko: Polish general and patriot by 
The Fatal Land: war, empire, and the highland soldier in British America by The Gaelic and Indian Origins of the American Revolution: diversity and empire in the British Atlantic, 1688-1783 by Scotland, Europe, and the American Revolution by Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785 by Many additional titles on Spanish participation in the American Revolution can be found in the Library of Congress online catalog, using the subject heading United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Spanish.
Bernardo de Gálvez: la presencia de España en México y Estados Unidos by 
Bernardo de Gálvez: Spanish Revolutionary War hero by Cardinales de dos independencias: Noreste de México-Sureste de los Estados Unidos: memoria del simposio la Universidad Iberoamericana, con de la Universidad de Florida los noviembre de 1976, Bicentenario de la Independencia de los Estados UnidosEspaña y los Estados Unidos en la era de las independencias by 
The New Republic, 1760-1840s by Norteamérica a finales del siglo XVIII: España y los Estados Unidos by Recovered memories: Spain, New Orleans and the support for the American Revolution = Memorias recobradas: España, Nueva Orleans y la ayuda a la Revolución norteamericana by Spanish, French, Dutch, and American patriots of the West Indies during the American Revolution by Tribute to Don Bernardo de Gálvez: royal patents and an epic ballad honoring the Spanish Governor of Louisiana by The naval campaigns of Count de Grasse during the American Revolution, 1781-1783, by Karl Gustaf Tornquist. Translated from the Swedish with introduction, notes and appendices, containing a list of Swedish officers who took part in the struggle by Sweden and the American revolution by Swedish contributions to American freedom, 1776-1783 by Swedish patriots and founders of the United States by The Cymry of '76 by The Cymry of '76; or, Welshmen and their descendants of the American Revolution. An address with an appendix, containing notes, sketches, and nomenclature of the Cymbri. To which is added a letter on eminent Welshmen, by Samuel Jenkins; and a brief sketch by Welshmen in the American War of Independence by 
