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Battle of Bunker Hill
Victor: Colonists
British General: Gage
Colonial General: Prescott
*Colonial soldiers fortified Breed's Hill overnight
*The Battle began as soon as the day did
*one of the most important victories in the war -
Battle of Long Island
Victor: British
British General: William Howe
Colonial General: Charles Lee
*British Force: 20000
*Colonial Force: 10000
*The British force saw New york as a "focal point for communications" -
Battle of Trenton
Victor: Colonists
Colonial General: George Washington
Hessian General:Johan rall
*Washington and his troops ambused Trenton in the morning and caught the Hessians by suprise
*British Force: 1520
*Colonial Force: 2400 -
Battle of Brandywine
Victor: Colonists
British General: Sir WIlliam Howe
Colonial General: George Washington
*The victory gave the colonists hope that they could win the war
*The battle was very important because if the colonists lost Philadelphia would fall
*While drinking, a scout may have spotted some of the British men, the Colonists shot some rounds and escaped the bar. the battle began then. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Victor: Colonists
British General: John Burgoyne
Colonial Generals: Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, Horatio Gates
*The forces were equal. 6600 to 6600 *They fought on the hudson river
*The Colonists fought hard and won but also were able to take a stash of ammo, tents, etc.
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Battle of Monmouth
Victor: Colonists
British General: Sir Henry Clinton
Colonial General: Lee
*This battle took place in the county we live in
* The colonists were toying with the British-Cutting down trees, snapping at their heels, burning bridges, etc.
*British were defending thier baggage train -
Capture of Savannah
Victor: British
British Colonel: Archibald Campbell
Colonial General: Robert Howe
*Colonists were widely outnumbered
*The British go south because they heard there were a large number of loyalists in the south who will side with the british.
*Howe was left with less then half of his original army -
Battle of Cowpens
Victor: Colonies
British General: Banastre Tarleton
Colonial General: Daniel Morgan
*A turning point in the fight to regain South Carolina
* The British General suffered an 86% casualty rate
* A turning point in the Colonial soldier's morales -
Guildford Court House
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Victor: British
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Colonial General: Nathanael Greene
*The British troops broke through all threeColonial lines
*The colonists retreated
*The colonists outnumbered the British -
Battle of Yorktown
Victor: Colonists
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Colonial General: George Washington
*Washington's Army laid a siege on Yorktown
*Last major land battle, very decisive victory
*Baisically put an end to the war because it made Britian want to negotiate an end to the fight.
