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Battle of Bunker Hill
GENERALS:
British- Sir WIlliam Howe
Colonies- Dr. Joseph Warren, Israel Putnam, William Prescott
VICTOR:
British -British Moral after the battle was significantly lower. Soldiers went in to battle believing that the rebels would be easily supressed.
-British casualties reached over 1000 men where the Colonists only had slightly over 400 casualties
-This battle let both sides know that the war would take longer origionally anticipated
-Named one of the deadliest wars of the Revolution -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker HIll began when Clonists in Charleston, Massachusets learned a British force was nearby with plans to occupy Dorchester Heights, an area in South Boston. The Battle was fought on Breeds hill where colonists had secured a possition on the top of the hill. British soldiers approached with bayonets drawn when angry colonists fired down upon the British. Alhough the British did eventually occupy the hill, however their losses were to heavy to effectivly make use of the hill. -
Battle of Long Island
British Generals William Howe, Lord Charles Cornwallis & Sir Henry Clinton landed on Long Island backed up by a British force of 20,000 men. George Washington, Israel Putnam & William Alexander were leading a troop of 10,000 men when their forces met. Only 63 British soldiers were killed, and another 337 injured where George Washington had lost nearly a quarter of his force. Roughly 1000 soldiers were killed or injured, and another 1000 were captured. -
Battle of Long Island
-British Victory
-George Washington along with 9,000 other men retreat in order to fight another day rather then face the British forces again
-After the Primary battle, a downpour made other British attacks seem unlikely -
Battle of Trenton
Victor: Colonies
Generals:
Colonies-George Washington
British-Johann Rall
* Washington and his men approached the British on Christmas night in order to catch the British early the next morning
*Poorly prepared British were caught off guard and were put at a significant disadvantage
*took place near a string of houses outside Trentin on Pennington road -
Battle of Brandywine
Victor:British
Generals:
Colonies-George Washington
British-William Howe
*Battle took place in Brandywine Creek in southeastern Pennsylvania
*William Howe divided his men into two groups when he attacked Washington. One group was ordered to attack from the front while the other caught Washington off-guard by flanking him
*Washington and his men retreat back to Plillidelphia -
The Battle of Saratoga
Victor:Colonies
Generals:
Colonies-General Horatio Gates
British:General John Burgoyne
*American's had faced Britins best regualr troops and had been victorious. This gave Colonists a sense of hope
*Colonists attempted to take control of Fort Ticonderoga, however were unsuccessfull -
Battle of Monmouth
Victor:The battle was technically a American Victory because they held the field of battle, But many see the Battle as a Draw
Generals:
British-Sir Henry Clinton
Colonies- George Washington & General Lee
*Viewed as a Draw because the British were only defending Baggage, and they were successfull to do so.
*Lee's men were being hit hard and he began to retreat while Washington's men fought on.
*After the Battle, Lee and Washington never fought together again. -
Capture of Savannah
Victor:British
Generals
Colonies-Robert Howe
British:Colonel Archibald Campbell
*Colonies were severely outnumbered by over 2000 men. The colonies only had roughly 850 men
*British sent soldiers to Georgia and other southern colonies because there was a large loyalist population that would side with the British
*Nearly 500 Coloniests were captured -
Battle of Cowpens
Victor:Colonies
GEnerals
Colonies-Daniel Morgan
British-Banastre Tarleton
*Close quarters battle was fought with Bayonets by the Colonists
*Over 700 British soldiers were Captured
*Marked the turning point in taking back South Carolina from the British -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Victor:Unclear
Generals:
Colonies- Nethanial Greene
British-Lord Charles Cornwallis
*Battle was fought on a Thursday
*British were severely outnumbered but both sides faced equal losses
*British were suprised that they were able to hold out against such a overwhelming force -
Battle of Yorktown
Victor
Generals
Colonies- George Washington
BRitish- Lord Charles Cornwallis
*Battlw was faught by Americans with the help of 5,200 other French Soldiers.
*In total there were 20,000 men fighting for the Americans, and the British were overwhelmed with only 9,000
*600 British soldiers were killed or injured and the remaining 8,000 were captured
