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Battles at Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolution. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale conflict, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
During siege of Boston, is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown Having learned that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city, some 1,000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott built earthen fortifications on top of Breed’s Hill, overlooking Boston. -
Invasion of Quebec
An attempt to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec and with it, win support for the American cause in Canada. -
Battle of Long Island
The battle was part of a British campaign to seize control of New York and isolate New England from the rest of the colonies, the British were successful. -
Battle of Fort Washington
It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. Hessian force was captured. -
Battle of Princeton
A pivotal battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. Washington manages to evade conflict with General Charles Cornwallis, who had been dispatched to Trenton to capture Washington. -
Battle of Saratoga
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 French entered the war after. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
Battle of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards fighting in the southern colonies. It was the biggest loss of troops suffered to the revolutionary army in the war. -
Battle of Savannah
The British seized Savannah which led to the cities extended occupation and was the opening move in the British southern strategy to regain control of the rebellious Southern provinces by appealing to the strong Loyalist sentiment believed to be there. -
Battle of Cowpens
American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan routed British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and the battle was a turning point in the war’s Southern campaign. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated Major General Nathanael Greene's 4,500 Americans, A great win for the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
