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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's 8,000-man army occupied high ground above the fort, and nearly surrounded the defenses. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island, Battle of Hog Island and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Charlestown, Massachusetts. Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill, was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle. -
The Battle of Quebec
Quebec City, Province of Quebec. Between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. -
The Battle of Long Island
Long Island, New York. The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights). The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. -
The Battle of White Plains
White Plains, New York. A battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. During the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. 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. -
The Battle of Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey. The Battle of Trenton was a small battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. -
The Battle of Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey. A battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton. -
The Battle of Oriskany
Oriskany, New York. Was one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. -
The Battle of Bennington
Bennington, New York. A battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles from its namesake Bennington, Vermont. -
The Battle of Brandywine
Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. This battle is also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm)
Saratoga County, New York. 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 Germantown
Germantown, Pennsylvania. A major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
Saratoga County, New York. Following the initial encounter at Freeman's Farm on September 19, the American forces of Horatio Gates largely remained in their fortification on Bemis Heights, 9 miles south of Saratoga, New York. -
The Battle of Monmouth
Monmouth, New Jersey. This battle was an American Revolutionary War battle. 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. -
The Capture of Savannah
Savannah, Georgia. Pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. -
The Siege of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. -
The Battle of Camden
North of Camden, South Carolina. Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis's force on the morning of August 16, 1780. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
Near Blackburn, SC and King's Mountain, NC. A military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. -
The Battle of Cowpens
Cowpens, South Carolina. A battle between American Colonial forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina. Fought on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
Near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina. Was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed victory. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia. The British army was decimated and the Revolutionary war had ended. The conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown.
