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Lexington and Concord
For the British, John Pitcairn and Francis Smith led the army from Lexington to cause rebel forces led by James Barrett and John Parker into retreating. The British went to Concord to look for weapons but found none, rebels were waiting and won the battle on the North Bridge -
Fort Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold were able to defeat a Britsh garrison and lootee the fort. Importance of the battle was to sieze supplies for the Continental Army. -
Bunker Hill
Leading the rebels in this bloody battle would be Israel Putnam and William Prescott and for the Royal Army would be William Howe. The Americans were able to push back the British on 2 of 3 attempts and on the third, England caused the patriots to retreat, even though this was a victory for the British, almost 250 men lay dead and nearly 800 were wounded -
Trenton/Princeton
In this small yet pivotal battle, the American forces take on the Hesse-Kassel, a group of German mercenaries. George Washington led the Americans to a victory driving out the Hessian forces and leaving 22 dead and nearly 100 wounded. The importance of this battle was to inspire the rebels in the colonies -
Saratoga
Heratio Gates and Benedict Arnold led the American Army against General John Burgoyne of the British Army. This was an American victory with Burgoyne surrendering. This was the turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. -
Siege of Charleston
Benjamin Lincoln led the Patrots into what what would be the worst defeat for the American army in the revolution. Sir Henry Clinton led the English into this victory in Charleston, South Carolina -
King's Mountain
King's Mountain was a decisve Patriot victory led by James Johnston and William Campbell. The Patriot forces were able to Defeat Patrick Ferguson and his loyalist militia when Ferguson arrived to tell them to lay down their arms. Obviously the Patriots refused and with Ferguson dead and his forces diminished, Cornwallis was forced to abandon the plan to attack the Carolinas. -
Yorktown
General George Washington and Marquis de Lafeyette led the American army into what would be one of the final battles of the Revolution leading Cornwallis to surrender his forces. This battle forced British officials to make arrangements for peace, this battle boosted American confidence and French enthusiasm.
