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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Generals at the Battle of Concord and Lexington: Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairn and Lord Percy commanded the British Troops. Casualties were 49 colonists were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were Missing. Facts were that it was the first revolutionary war. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
Where
Charlestown, Boston, MA
Facts
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable sea ports.
Casualties
The British cost: out of 2,200 troops, 268 British soldiers and officers had been killed; another 828 were wounded. The Americans also suffered heavy casualties with 115 killed and 305 wounded. -
Battle Of Long Island
Where
Kings County, Long Island, New York
Facts
The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights.
Casualties
The Americans panicked, resulting in twenty percent losses through casualties and captures, although a stand by 400 Maryland troops prevented a larger portion of the army from being lost. The remainder of the army retreated to the main defenses on Brooklyn Heights. -
Battle Of Trenton
The Battle was in Trenton New Jersey.The result was the won the war.The Hessian forces lost 22 killed in action, 83 wounded, and 896 captured including the wounded. The Americans suffered only two deaths from bare feet causing frostbite and five wounded from battle, including a near-fatal wound to future president James Monroe. Other losses incurred by the Patriots due to exhaustion,exposure, and illness in the following days may have raised their losses above those of the Hessian's. -
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.
Where-Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York
Facts-Major General Burgoyne with less than 5,000 men surrendered to a Patriot Army of 20,000 men. Some sources said that the 5,000 men who surrendered were one-fourth of the entire British Army in the Colonies. -
Battle Of Monmouth
It was fought in monmouth, New Jersey It was an important American Revolutionary War battle. It was there that the Americans intercepted the British forces who were trekking from Philadelphia. Casualties for the Battle of Monmouth, as reported by each commander, were 69 killed, 37 dead from heat-stroke, 160 wounded, and 95 missing for the Continental Army and around 65 killed, 59 dead from heat-stroke, 170 wounded, 50 captured, and 14 missing for the British. -
Battle of Cowpens
An engagement between American Patriot forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolina`s.The British forces 1,150 soldiers. estimated for the British were 110 dead, more than 200 wounded, and 500 taken prisoner; compared to only 12 killed and approximately 60 American soldiers wounded. The Continental Army forces in this battle were led by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan. It was at Cherokee County -
Battle of Yorktown
Dates: Sep 28, 1781 – Oct 19, 1781
Location: Yorktown, VA
Results: End of major land operations in North America (Decisive American and French victory
Strength of Forces-Colonists:20608 British:8980
Number of men killed-Colonists:72 British:309
men wounded-Colonists:180 British:326
