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The Revolutionary War
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Battle of Bunker Hill
-also known as Battle of Breed's Hill
-2,500- 5,000 colonial militia opposed British
-British Victory
- 140 killed and 271 wounded from the colonies and 226 killed, 826 wounded from the British side.
- The British commander and captain general of Massachusetts, Thomas Gage
- Colonist William Prescott led men to occupy Bunker Hill, which was the highest ground -
Battle Of Long Island
- On August 22, The British General Howe brought 32,000 men in Gravesend Bay, Long Island.
- Howe attacked on August 27, eventually surrounding the revolutionary forces through the unprotected Jamaica Pass. -Colonial General George Washington stationed 1,9000 men -British victory led British to capture New York City and much of the lower Hudson River valley.
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Battle of Trenton
Victor: Patriots
British General: German Johann Rall
Colonial General: George Washington
-Occured after Washington led forces across The Delaware River
-Americans almost lost all hope with only 2,400 men
-After short battle,almost entire Hessian (German Forces) were captured -
Battle of Brandywine
British Victory
British General: William Howe, Colonial General: George Washington
-total U.S. casualties/losses: 13000,
-total British casualties/losses: 587
17, 000 British troops
-British came from Sandy Hook to Chesapeake Bay -
Battle of Saratoga
- Oct. 7th was 2nd battle when British surrendered. -1st battle: September, 19, 1777 Victor: Colonists British General: John Burgoyne, Colonial General: Horatio Gates -Saratoga,NY -When Burgoyne surrendered, it inspired French to ally with U.S. -regaurded as turning point in war
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Battle of Monmouth
Victor: Colonists
British General: Sir Henry Clinton
Colonists General: George Washington
-Took place at Monmouth Courthouse, NJ
-Both sides almost lost to one another because of heat stroke
-Molly Pitcher's leagacy of helping soldiers out and fighting beside her husband -
Capture of Savannah
Victor: British
British General: Archibald Campbell
Colonial General: Robert Howe
-Happened in Savannah, Georgia
-strong loyalist population appealed the British to capture Savannah
-Colonists captured 453 people -
Battle Of Cowpens
Victor: Patriots
British General: Banastre Tarleton
Colonial General: Daniel Morgan
- At the time most of South Carolina was occupied by British
-Colonial army: 1482
-British army: 1150
-British were weak because they didn't have food for 48 hours before the battle
-turning point of the war's southern campaign -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Victor: British
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Colonial General: Nathanial Greene
-Greensboro, North Carolina
-1,900 British Troops defeated 4,000 Colonial troops
-British lost quarter of their men -
Battle of Yorktown
Victor: Patriots
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Colonial General: George Washington
-most important battle of Revolutionary War
-17000 French and Colonial troops, 9,000 British Troops
-Wahington surrounded British with french and colonial troops, blocking their escape of Yorktown
-after 3 weeks, Cornwallis surrendered; ending war October 17, 1781
