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Bunker Hill
British won
Thomas Gage and the continental General was Willam Prescott
-At 1 PM on 17 June, Howe led 1,500 British troops across the bay to Charleston Neck
-It convinced many patriots that a regular military establishment was unnecessary
-This battle also caused the British to employ mercenaries. -
Long Island
British Won
George Washington Commander in cheif
-First Battle in witch Army of the united states engaed
-First Major battle in American Revolution
-The British began their conquest of New York with a victory over the bumbling American army on Long Island. -
Trenton
British Commander Willam Howe
Continental Commander Geogre washington
Geogre washington an his troops won the battle of trenton
-On 11 December, Washington crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania to gather his forces
-Washington planned to cross the Delaware on the night of 25 December.
-Washington's main force of 2,400 men and 18 cannon successfully made the crossing of the icy Delaware under the supervision of Colonel John Glover. -
Brandywine
British General Sir William Howe
Continental General Lord Cornwallis
Victor-The British and Hessians
-7,500 troops led by Major General Lord Cornwallis circled north to attack the American forces from the rear.
-After several hours of fierce fighting, many of the American lines disintegrated.
-The Continental army sustained heavy casualties and lost valuable artillery pieces. -
Saratoga
General Burgoyne/Great Britain
Americans proclaimed victory on October 17, 1777
-Saratoga went on for weeks between the Americans and the British
-A death of Britain's General Fraser
-The dreadful battle damaged British fortunes -
Monmouth
British commander Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton/Major General Charles Lee
Victory-the American Army
-an American army attacked a retreating British force at the village of Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey
-The inconclusive battle was the last major engagement in the northern theater of the American Revolution.
-it was a daylong battle in 100-degree heat! -
Capture of Savannah
Charles d'Estaing
Victory:The British
-combined American and French force staged an unsuccessful siege against British forces in Savannah,
-The Americans attempted to fight the fort back with the help of French admiral Comte Charles d'Estaing
-d'Estaing proved to be an impatient leader and ordered a reckless assault on Savannah -
Cowpens
General Daniel Morgan
Victory- Americans
-a British army of over 1,000 men
-On January 16, Morgan chose a hilly meadow called the Cowpens as a battlefield.
-The first line of riflemen, following Morgan's instructions, fired twice and then retreated to the rear. -
Guilfort Court House
Major General Nathanael Greene.
Victory-British
-A force of 1,900 British troops under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis beaten an American force of 4,000 troops.
-Before the battle, the British had great success in conquering much of Georgia and South Carolina
-Greene moved into South Carolina -
Yorktown
Victory- Americans
-the Revolutionary War would end with Britain's surrender
-last major land battle in North America during the American Revolutionary War.
-known as the American War of Independence
