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Battle of Bunker Hill
Victor of the battle of Bunker Hill was the British.The genreal for the ritish side was General William Howe and General Gage and for the Colonial side was Israel Putnum and William Prescott. It was important because the British Penni
- The battle started because the british were planning to take over the Charlseston Peninsula and look over colonist activity.
-To prevent British invasion of the penisula the genreal took 1,200 soldiers to dig into Bunker Hill.
-More british deaths and wounds -
Long island Battle
This Battle was a Britsh Victory lead by General Howe. The colonial General was George Washigton.
-Long island New York was importnad for the British for it was one of the main spots for communication of the south and northern colonies
-The Britsh closed in on u.s military groups and killed many
-Alot of casualties for the u.s and 2 generals captured
-Washigton splitting his troops casued his defeat -
Battle of Tranton
The winner of this battle was an American win. The gernerals were George Washighton and Genreal Johann Rall.
- Washington and his group were driven out of New York to Pennsylavania
-Washigton then snuck up on a British base on christmas to gain an advantage
-The sail to trenton was during a snowstorm on the Delaware River
-The U.S group rounded the Hessians group with few deaths and the Hessians were forced to surrender w/o back up. -
Battle of Saratoga
This Battle was for the first part a British win and then the second part was an American win, so the battlwe in all was a tie. The Generals were General Burgoyne and for the American side was General Gates.
- The British and Hessian troops seperated and got to a higher adavantage to the Americans and the Americans surrendered.
- Briths supplies as they go further south get less, Howe and his army harass people in Philly.
-Burgyone relized Howe wasn't coming to help him, 500 soldiers caught -
Brandywine
The battle was a British win and the britsh general was General William Howe and the American General was George Washighton.
-Better tatics and more knowledge of the area incrreased the British advantage
-Washigton thought he had all the sides of the river secure but didn't losing the battle and the patrioism going down.
-The British then took over all of Philedelphia forcing the colonist congress to move to lancaster. -
Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth is a draw and the American General was George Washington and Major General Charles Lee and the British general is Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Earl Cornwallis
-Britsh evacuted Philly and went north-east.
- The U.S Followed up the the confued Britsh troops.
In confusing the Britsh retreated but then got behind the U.S troops
-The U.S retreat due to the Briths troops behind them -
CApture of the savannah
The winner of this battle was the British. The general for the American side was Robert Howe and the British general was Colonal Archibald Campell.
-The american general made a tiny mistake in trying to defend the city and lost with 700 men to 3100 Britsh troops.
-The British go to the south where their are more loyalist who will fight with them against the north.
-Howe was blamed for the lose in the battle for a mistake
-Briths troops had help from slaves who showed them pathways in the swamp -
Cowpen
The Colonist won. The general for the british was Daniel Morgan and for the colonist was Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
-Tarleton was a fierce leader and went in for a head in attack
-Both sides had the same amount of men
- The British won from overwelming attacks -
Guilford Court House
The victor was the British. The gerneral for the britsh was Lord Cornwallis and the colonist was Major General Nathaniel Greene
-The Britsh went through the woods from the courthouse
-The Britsh lines had to slowly adavance against gernades and constant rifle fire
-Both sides wounded and hurt and ran out supplies greene retreated due to the weather and state of his army -
Yorktown
The victor was the Americans and the french. The Colonist general was George Washighton and the britsh was Lord Cornwallis
-The americans got back up from the french
-The french and U.S corned the britsh in a circle to curt off escape
-The french and U.s stormed britsh forts
-With no supplies the britsh surrendered.
