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Battle of Lexingtion & Concord
In Lexington Massachusetts the first shot was fired which started the revolution war. On April 19 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to take and destroy guns and ammunition that the colonists were keeping in Concord. Also, they planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, which were the main leaders of the patriot movement. -
Siege of Ft. Ticonderoga
The fort was controled by the British after the French and Indian War. In May 1775, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold of the Connecticut militia led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont on a raid of Fort Ticonderoga. The green boys captured the fort without a shot being fired. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
After George Washington was elected Commander in Chief, and after the battle of Lexington and Concord, and the Militia Patriots controled bunker hill near Boston. Later they heard that the British were going to attack. Patriots set up forts on Breed’s hill but later had to retreat because the British army was stronger. The British gained control of Breed's Hill. -
Battle of Quebec
Richard Montgomery led a group of patriots in an attack on Canada. He hoped to force the British to defend Canada. In December Benedict Arnold and his militia joined Montgomery for an attack on Quebec. The British army was too strong and the Americans were forced to retreat back to Canada. General Montgomery was killed in the battle, and Benedict Arnold was hurt. -
Battle of Long Island
British noticed that New York was a center for communication. Washington marched his troops from Boston to New York. The British attacked, forcing Washington to cross the East River into Manhattan. Washington left 3,000 men to defend Fort Washington, and then went north. -
Battle of Ft. Washington
After defeating the Continental Army under George Washington at the Battle of White Plains, the British Army forces under the command of William Howe planned to capture Fort Washington, the last American stronghold on Manhattan.Washington issued a discretionary order to Nathanael Greene to abandon the fort and remove its garrison of 3,000 men to New Jersey. Robert Magaw, commanding the fort, declined to abandon it as he believed it could be defended from the British. Howe's forces attacked the f -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led the main Continental Army across the river to surprise and eliminate the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey -
Battle of Princeton
George Washington evacuated his position, circled around Lord Cornwallis' army, and went to attack the British garrison at Princeton.Hugh Mercer of the Continental Army, clashed with two regiments under the command of Charles Mawhood of the British Army. Mercer and his troops were overrun and Washington sent some militia under John Cadwalader to help him. The militia on seeing the flight of Mercer's men also began to retreat. Washington rode up with reinforcements and rallied the retreating mili -
Battle of Brandywine
William Howe attempted to remove Pennsylvania from the war by engaging troops under George Washington on Brandywine Creek, 25 miles from the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia. In the end, the British troops occupied the battlefield but failed to destroy Washington's army or cut it off from Philadelphia. -
Battle of Saratoga
The first battle began when Burgoyne moved some of his troops in attempt to go to the entrenched American position on Bemis Heights. Benedict Arnold anticipating the maneuver placed significant forces in his way. While Burgoyne succeeded in gaining control of Freeman's Farm it came at the cost of significant casualties. Skirmishing continued in the days following the battle, while Burgoyne waited in the hope that reinforcements would arrive from New York City. Militia forces continued to arrive -
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Burgoyne attacked Bemis Heights again, after it became apparent he would not receive relieving aid in time. In heavy fighting, marked by Arnold's spirited rallying of the American troops. Burgoyne's forces were thrown back to the positions they held before the September 19 battle and the Americans captured a portion of the entrenched British defenses. -
The Battle of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a battle between the Patriot and Loyalist militias in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The actual battle took place on October 7, 1780, North Carolina in rural York County, South Carolina, where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a victory by the Continental Army forces under Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War over the British Army led by Banastre Tarleton. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British. It took place in northwestern Cherokee County, South Carolina, north of the city of Cowpens -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown, although it did not end the war, was the last major battle of the war. Greene used hit-and-run tactics to inflict damage on the British. Nathanael Greene replaced Gates in October 1780. Rather than an all-out attack on Cornwallis, This guerilla warfare managed to drive the British towards the coast and back into Yorktown..