they served for 4 yrs
Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.
Black soldiers fought for American freedom but were not completely free themselves.
Presumeably you mean which war involving the United States. In that case the answer is the War for Independence. Over the course of the war roughly ten percent of the soldiers serving with the Continetal Army were black.
At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
The first Black man to die for the cause of American independence was Crispus Attucks, a former enslaved man and sailor. He was killed during the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, when British soldiers fired into a crowd protesting British rule. Attucks is often celebrated as a martyr for freedom and a symbol of the fight against oppression, highlighting the contributions of Black individuals in the early struggle for American independence. His legacy continues to be recognized in discussions of both Black history and the American Revolution.
About ten percent of the American soldiers were black.
about 3 years (fun fact: there was 3 black solders on the confederate army).
Yes, they saw service with both the Continentals and the Loyalists.
The Buffalo Soldiers.
Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.
Black soldiers fought for American freedom but were not completely free themselves.
Yes
Presumeably you mean which war involving the United States. In that case the answer is the War for Independence. Over the course of the war roughly ten percent of the soldiers serving with the Continetal Army were black.
At first there were no black soldiers fighting for the union until later on during the war.
Oh, dude, like, for sure! There were definitely African American soldiers involved in the Bataan Death March during World War II. The U.S. military was segregated at the time, so black soldiers served in separate units, but they were definitely there, enduring the same horrific conditions as their fellow soldiers. So, yeah, black soldiers were definitely part of that awful chapter in history.
The American Revolution was not only the colonies fight to gain independence but the African-Americans largest slave revolt.
The unit was known as the Buffalo Soldiers.