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the battle of bunker
British won the battle
British-Sir William Howe
U.S-Dr. Joseph Warren
-men on British frigate awoke they opened fire on the colonial fortifications.
-The Americans had proved to themselves, and the rest of the world that they could stand up to the British army in traditional warfare.
-Besides having fewer deaths than the British, the colonists believe they had won in other ways as well. -
the battle of long island
Great Britain won the battle
British-Lord Charles Cornwallis
U.S Colonies-George Washington
-British General William Howe defeated General Charles Lee at the Battle of Long Island -The British had has lost 63 killed and 337 wounded and missing while Washington had lost about 970 men killed, wounded or missing, and 1,079 taken captive. -
trenton
U.S won the battle
British-Johann Rall
U.S-George Washington
-"They make a great deal of Christmas in Germany, and no doubt the Hessians will drink a great deal of beer and have a dance tonight."
-Washington responded: "Tell General Sullivan to use the bayonet. I am resolved to take Trenton."
-nine hundred and eighteen prisoners, six brass cannons, forty horses, one thousand stands of arms and fifteen colors were captured -
brandywine
The U.S wins the battle
british-Sir William Howe
U.S-George Washington
-Major General Greene estimated American losses at 1,200 men
-geroge washington just been soundly defeated in New York
-An American officer under Brigadier General Nash reported British losses at 1,960 and the Americans at 700. -
saratoga
the U.S won the battle
british-General John Burgoyne
U.S-Benedict Arnold
-In December General Burgoyne concerted with the British ministry a plan for the campaign of 1777
-british-Killed: 140
-U.S-Killed: 60 -
guilford
british won
british-Lord Charles Cornwallis
U.S-Nathanael Greene
- General Greene had ordered his army to retreat, leaving the British in possession of the battlefield.
-A number of his own soldiers were killed in the process (another British officer, Brig. Gen. Charles O’Hara, begged him not to do it), but when the smoke cleared the battle was over.
-In the final stages of the fighting Lord Cornwallis found portions of his army under simultaneous attack from two directions, as if caught between -
monmouth
british won the battle
British-Sir Henry Clinton
U.S-George Washington
-british commander sent 3000 troops to protect Florida by sea
-Then On June 18, the British began to evacuate Philadelphia, crossing New Jersey to go to New York City
-After this, the fighting involved secondary forces (though still large forces), as the war shifted to the southern colonies. -
capture of savannah
british won
British-Colonel Archibald Campbell
U.S-Robert Howe
- The British held Savannah through the remainder of the war and used the city as a staging ground for further attacks in the South, until the British evacuated on July 11, 1782.
-Campbell gained control of the city at the cost to his forces of seven killed and seventeen wounded.
-He took 453 prisoners, and there were at least 83 dead and 11 wounded from Howe's forces. -
cowpens
U.S won the battle
british-Banastre Tarleton
U.S-Daniel Morgan
-Morgan's army took 712 prisoners, which included 200 wounded.
-Even worse for the British, the forces lost, especially the British Legion and the dragoons, constituted the cream of Cornwallis' army
-Tarleton suffered an 86% casualty rate, and his brigade had been all but wiped out as a fighting force. -
yorktown
U.S won
british-Lord Charles Cornwallis
U.S-George Washington -Cornwallis refused to meet formally with Washington, and also refused to come to the ceremony of surrender, claiming illness.
