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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The night of April 18th, 1775, British troops prepared to march to Concord. Their mission was to destroy militia supplies and to arrest militia leaders. William Dawes and Paul Revere warned the colonists the British were coming. Though outnumbered, the colonial fighters pulled through and won. -
The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga.
On May 10th, 1775, a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonial Benedict Arnold overcame a small British troop at the fort and stole personal items from the troops. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 16, 1775 at Charlestown, Massachusetts the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. Bunker Hill was also known as Breed's Hill. More than 1000 British died or were wounded. The British quickly realized that defeating the Americans wouldn't be an easy fight. -
The Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776 the British Army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington. The battle was part of British forces get control of New York. Washington’s defeat could have led to the surrender of his entire force, but his courage instead allowed him to escape and continue the fight. -
The Battle of Saratoga
From September 19th to October 7, 1777, the battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth took place in Monmouth County, New Jersey on June 28, 1778. It was one of the battles from the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Cowpens
On the 17th of January of 1781 an important battle of the American Revolutionary War took place just north of the town of Cowpens in South Carolina. The Battle of Cowpens was a very important victory for the Americans in their fight for independence from Great Britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
On this day in 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the war known as the Battle of Yorktown against Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was fought during the American Revolutionary war and it took place near Trenton, New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey.
