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Battle of Bunker Hill
Victor: The British won the battle.
British General: General Howe ..
Continental General: Generals Artemas Ward & Israel Putnam.
* The battle was fought on a hill so it was hard for both armies to fight.
* The british outnumbered the american troops.
* There was also a river dividing another part of land from the battle.
* More than 1504 soldiers died that die for both sides.
* Bunker Hill is accualy called Breed's Hill. -
Battle of Long Island
Victor: British Victory.
British General: General Howe.
Continental General: General George Washington.
* Future president George Washington was general in this war.
* The british army consisted of over 20,000 soldiers.
* Only 64 britsh soldiers were killed! -
Battle of Trenton
Victor: Americans.
British General: Was actually a Hessian (German) Colonal Rahl.
Continential General: General George Washington.
* The future 1st president of the U.S.A was the general.
* Painter Emmanuel Leutze painted the famous picture of Washington crossing the Deleware River.
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Battle of Brandywine
Victor: The British & Hessian militia.
British General: Major General Howe.
Continental General: General George Washington.
* Over 14,000 troops combined between the british/hessian & american troops fought.
* This was a another battle led by George Washington for the americans.
* Sadly the date is Sept 11, when the Twin Towers were attacked. Respectivly the later event will overshadow the battle. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Victor: The British/Hessian won the intitial but the americans won the later.
British General:Major General John Burgoyne.
Continental General(s): General Horatio gates & Brigadier Benedict Arnold.
* The American troops largely outnumbered the british.
* American general Horactio Gates later defected the britain.
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Battle of Monmouth
Victor: Many sources say the battle was taken as a draw.
British General(s): Lieutenant General Clinton, Major General Cornwallis, & Hessian Major General Knyphausen.
Continental General(s): General George Washington & Major General Lee.
* Over 20,000 troops combined fought that day in battle.
* Many historians take this battle as a draw, which is very rare.
* The battle took place in my homestate of New Jersey!! -
Capture of Savannah
Victor: The British.
British General: Major General Campbell.
Continental General: Major General Howe.
* The british troops outnumbered the american troops greatly.
* The capture lasted for a while as french & american troops tryed to take it back.
* The later failed to reclaim the city though. -
Battle of Cowpens
Victor: American troops.
British General: Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton.
Continental General: Colonel Daniel Morgan.
* The troops were pretty even number wise.
* The name cowpens comes from the cattle population around the area.
* The american troops won the battle very easily. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Victor:British.
British General: Major General Lord Cornwallis.
Continental General: Major General Greene.
* The american troops greatly outnumbered the british troops.
* Still the British won in a great fashion.
* Two years earlier the two generals wanted a attempt at war. -
Battle of Yorktown
Victor: American & French armies.
British General: Major General Lord Cornwallis
Continental/French General(s): General George Washington & Lieutenant General de Rochambeau.
* The american & french troops outnumbered the british 16,000 to 6,000.
* Predictably the american & french won the battle.
* This was another battle in which George Washingtion commanded.
