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Lexington and Concord
First battle of the Revolutionary War; General Thomas Gage for Great Britain and Colonel John Butrick and Colonel James Barrett for the Colonial Army -
Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
British victory, but suffered heavy casualties from the colonists. Colonists, headed by Colonel William Prescott, built fortifications to defend against an impending British attack led by General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot -
Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
Headed by General George Washington, the colonists defeated a formidable Hessian Garrison. Then he returned to Trenton to lure the British South, then executed a daring night March to capture Princeton on Jan 3. These two victories reasserted American control of NJ and boosted morale -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont for the Continental Army and General John Burgoyne for the British; First American victory of the war -
Saratoga
Two battles, turning point of the war. British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over the colonists led by Horaito gates and Benedict Arnold. British attacked again, but this time he was defeated and surrendered 10 days later -
Siege of Charleston
America’s worst defeat of the War. Colonists led by General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to General Sir Henry Clinton. British captured more than 3,000 Patriots. -
King’s Mountain
Patriots, under Colonel William Campbell defeat the British under Major Patrick Ferguson. Major losses to British loyalists. -
Battle of Yorktown
Under General George Washington led the colonists and a French group totaling 17,000 against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Colonial victory resulting in the end of the War for Independence
