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Lexington & Concord
- Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairn and Lord Percy commanded British
- Paul Revere & William Dawes rode to warn villages on route to Concord & Congress.
- Militia were commanded by Barrett, Buttrick, Robinson & many others
- The Colonist
- The British They were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. These battles happened in April of 1775. They happened because the British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington & Concord
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Fort Ticonderoga
Commanding officers and militia
- Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold
- Green Mountain boys
- British Importantance
- As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war. Cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga would be used during the successful Siege of Boston the following spring. -
Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
Commanding officers and militia
- Major General William Howe, leading the British forces
- George Washington
- Colonists/Americans
- British Importantance
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
Battle of Trenton & Princeton NJ
Commanding officers and militia
- General George Washington
- Colonel John Cadwalader & General James Ewing
- Colonists/Americans
- British Importantance
The significance of the conflict was that the British lost control of New Jersey and retreated to New York. Following the victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton the Americans believed that they could win the war. -
Battle of Saratoga
- Major General John Burgoyne commanded British & German force
- Major General Horatio Gates & Brigadier Benedict Arnold commanded American army
- Colonist/American
- British
- German The Colonists victory at Saratoga is often seen as the turning point in the war. Not only did it renew the morale of the American public, but it convinced potential foreign partners, such as France, that American could win the war, and that it might be in their best interests to send aid.
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Siege of Charleston
- Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton & Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded British army.
- Major General Benjamin Lincoln commanding Charleston garrison
- Charleston Garrison
- British After a siege that began on April 2, 1780 Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton & his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina. The British gained control of the South.
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Battle of King’s Mountain
Commanding officers and militia
- British officer Major Patrick Ferguson commanded the loyalists
- American force: Colonels Shelby, Campbell, McDowell, Sevier, Williams, Lacey, Cleveland, Hambright & Winston
- Americans
- British Importantance
The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. -
Siege of Yorktown
Commanding officers and militia
- General George Washington commanding a force of 17,000 French & Continental troops
- British General Lord Charles Cornwallis & a contingent of 9,000 British troops
- French
- Americans
- British Importantance
The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War.
