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Lexington and Concord
American leaders: John Parker, James Barrett, John Buttrick, William Heath, Joseph Warren, Isaac Davis
British leaders: Francis Smith, John Pitcairn, Hugh Percy Strategic Importance: These two battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution. -
Fort Ticonderoga
American leaders: Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold
British leaders: William Delaplace, Jocelyn Feltham Strategic Importance: Fort Ticonderoga was a supply and communication link between NY and Canada. -
Bunker Hill
American leaders: Israel Putnam, Joseph Warren, Seth Pomeroy
British leaders: William Prescott, William Howe, John Burgoyne, James Frye, Henry Clinton Strategic Importance: Though the colonists technically lost the battle, the British suffered massive casualties. This showed that the militamen were able to fight on a balanced level with a trained army. -
Trenton and Princeton
American leaders: George Washington, Nathanael Greene
British leaders: Hessian mercenaries Strategic Importance: These were the first major battles won under George Washington's command. -
Saratoga/Bemis Heights
American leaders: Horatio Gates, Morgan's Rifle Corps, Benedict Arnold
British leaders: John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser Strategic Importance: One of the most important victories for the Americans and a turning point in the Revolution -
Siege of Charleston
American leaders: Benjamin Lincoln
British leaders: Charles Cornwallis, Lord Rawdon, Henry Clinton Strategic Importance: The Continental Army surrendered about 5000 troops to the British, a major American loss -
King's Mountain
American leaders: Benjamin Cleveland, James Johnston, William Campbell, John Sevier, Joseph McDowell, Isaac Shelby
British leaders: Patrick Ferguson, Charles Cornwallis Strategic Importance: A major victory for colonists near the end of the war -
Yorktown
American leaders: George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette
British leaders: Charles Cornwallis, Charles O'Hara, Thomas Symonds
French leaders: Comte de Rochambeau, Comte de Grasse Strategic Importance: The surrender of Cornwallis marked the last major battle of the American Revolution
