Battles of Revolutionary War

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    Battles of the Revolutionary War

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    -April 9, 1775
    -First military engagement
    -700 british forces under Colonel Francis Smith

  • Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill

    Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill
    -June 17,1775
    -1500 Americans
    -William Prescott was the American leader
    -2400 Brittish
    -Brittish won

  • Quebec

    Quebec
    -December 31, 1775
    -Richard Montgomery was the American leader
    -General Carleton was the Brittish leader
    -Brittish won
    -Americans eat broiled bark and shoe leather

  • Long Island

    Long Island
    -August 27, 1776
    -George Washington was the American leader
    -General Lord Howe was the Brittish leader
    -1400 Americans were killed, wounded or captured
    -Brittish won

  • Trenton

    Trenton
    -December 25, 1776
    -George Washington was the leader of the Americans
    -Sir William Howe was the leader of the Brittish
    -Brittish won

  • Monmouth

    Monmouth
    -June 29, 1778
    -George Washington was the leader of the Americans
    -Henry Clinton and Earl Cornwallis were the leaders of the Brittish
    -The battle was a draw

  • Ticonderoga

    Ticonderoga
    -July 2-6,1777
    -3000 Americans
    -Arthur St. Clair was the leader of the Americans
    -7000 British
    -John Burgoyne was the leader of the Brittish

  • Brandywine

    Brandywine
    -September 11, 1777
    -George Washington was the leader of the Americans
    -Sir William Howe was the leader of the Brittish
    -Brittish won

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga
    -October 17, 1777
    -Horatio Gates was the leader of the Americans
    -John Burgoyne was the leader of the Brittish
    -Americans won

  • Charlestown

    Charlestown
    -March 29, 1780
    -Sir Henry Clinton was the leader of the Brittish
    -Benjamin Lincoln was the leader of the Americans
    -Brittish won