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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This battle began the Revolutionary War. Hundreds of British troops had marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize an arms cache where they had met an early confrontation halting them. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Fewer than a hundred of these militiamen, under the joint command of their leader, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts, crossed Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing Fort Ticonderoga while they were left unaware. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The battle had ended in a victory for the American colonists. This was also the first naval war fought within the revolution. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
The Battle of "Bunker" Hill was incorrectly named while the battle had taken place at Breeds Hill. The colonists may not have won the fight but they had overall removed many of the British officers that had come their way which left them with much confidence. -
The Battle of Quebec
This was the first major defeat for the American Colonists. General Richard Montgomery of the colonists had been killed in the attempt to take over Quebec City. -
The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights)
Since the Americans had lost this battle it had given the British a strategical advantage over them since they had captured the important city of New York. -
The Battle of White Plains
Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route. Washington retreated farther, running to the village of White Plains but failed to establish firm control over local high ground. Following his loss, Washington ordered the Americans to retreat farther north. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
Once again, another British victory that ended up gaining the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington. This was one of the worst Patriot losses of the war. The Patriots had been able to hold a stiff wall against the Hessian's but they were eventually overwhelmed and had folded. -
The Battle of Trenton
The night before, General Washington had crossed the Delaware river in order to sneak up on the Hessian's while they were drunk on Christmas night and just enjoying their time. They had captured 2/3 of the Hessian's that had been there that night. This battle had re-inspired enlistments and boosted the morale of the colonists. -
The Battle of Princeton
General Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood. The Patriots had lost much less soldiers than the British had due to General Washington's strategic abilities to endure war. -
The Battle of Oriskany
Known as one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolution. The battle also marked the beginning of a civil war among the Iroquois, as Oneida warriors under Colonel Louis and Han Yerry allied with the American cause. -
The Battle of Bennington
This battle was part of the Saratoga campaign. With the American Revolutionary War two years old, the British changed their plans. Giving up on the rebellious New England colonies, they decided to split the Thirteen Colonies and isolate New England from what the British believed to be the more loyal southern colonies. -
The Battle of Brandywine
The "Redcoats" of the British Army defeated the American rebels in the Patriots' forces and forced them to withdraw northeast toward the American capital and largest city of Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress had been meeting since 1775. This was the longest single-day fought battle, continuous for 11 hours. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farms)
Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. -
The Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The fight was between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
Burgoyne's and Gates' armies met at Freeman's Farm, some 10 miles south of Saratoga. The forces met at Bemis Heights, a densely wooded plateau south of Saratoga. Arnold played a major role in the attack, charging to the front and leading the American forces in battle. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House (modern Freehold Borough). It is also known as the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse. -
The Battle of Savannah
Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell. This was yet another British victory that had lowered the colonists self esteem, pressing them deeper into loss. -
The Siege of Charleston
The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. They had begun pressing towards the Southern Colonies and lessening their focus on the Northern Colonies. -
The Battle of Camden
The illness depleted the Patriot advantage in troop numbers, and the British pressed forward aggressively as the sole side in possession of bayonets. With the encounter resulting in nearly 2,000 Patriots killed or taken prisoner and heavy losses of artillery, Gates was removed from command and replaced by Nathanael Greene. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
Finally a victory for the colonists! The fierce engagement pitted Loyalist militiamen under the command of British Major Patrick Ferguson against 900 “Over Mountain Men,” residents of the Carolina Backcountry and the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Battle of Cowpens
American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan routed British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and the battle was a turning point in the war’s Southern campaign. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The battle proved pivotal to the American victory in the American Revolutionary War. Although British troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis scored a tactical victory at Guilford Courthouse over American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene, the British suffered significant troop losses during the battle. Cornwallis fled for the Carolinas and instead took his army into Virginia, where he surrendered to General Washington following the Battle of Yorktown -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
This war was the last major engagement in the Carolinas. Both sides, England and America, had claimed victory at war. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict. The battle boosted faltering American morale and revived French enthusiasm for the war, as well as undermining popular support for the conflict in Great Britain.
