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Battle of Bunker Hill
*The British won the battle.
*British General-Thomas Gage
*American General-George Washington
*The battle proved that the colonists going to let the British choose their fate.
*The colonists did not flee when the British came to Boston. They built massive fortifications at Bunker Hill.
*1,504 British men killed, 500 colonists killed. -
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1775-1781
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Battle of Long Island
*The British won
*British General-Sir William Howe
*American General-George Washington
*Was to be used as a base to fight the rebels.
*British outnumbered the Americans.
*British were professional, Americans were lightly disciplined
65 or so British men killed, nearly 1,000 American men killed -
Battle of Trenton
*Americans won the battle.
*British General-Sir William Howe
*American General-George Washington
*American confidence went up with the victory.
*Americans surprised the Hessians
*Americans won control of Trenton and 900 enemy soldiers. -
Battle of Brandywine
*British won the battle.
*British General-Sir William Howe
*American General-George Washington
*British troops needed to be stopped from continuing expedition.
*11,000 American men on eastern side of Brandywine.
*Howe strategically split his army to distract and attack the Americans. -
Battle of Saratoga
*Americans won the battle.
*British General-John Burgoyne
*American General-Horatio Gates
*Americans totalled to about 4,000 men
*Both armies fought for power of Freeman's Farm.
*In the end, the British were surrounded and forced to surrender. -
Battle of Monmouth
*Americans claim they won, however it was a draw or a British victory since they were not looking for a battle
*British General - Sir Henry Clinton
*American General - George Washington
*289 British men killed, 400 American men killed
*It was the Americans turn to harrass the British
*the Americans were trained and equipped more efficiently and they had nearly the same number of troops.
*Washington damaged the British troops.
*This proved that the Americans can stand against the regulars. -
Capture of Savannah
*The British captured Savannah as the Colonists tried to defend the city.
*British General - Colonel Archibald Campbell
*American General - Robert Howe
*Henry Clinton was sent to Savannah to attack George Washington and bring together the large Loyalist population that will side with the British
*83 colonists killed, 7 British killed
*The British kept the city for the remainder of the war until they evacuated on July 11, 1782 -
Battle of Cowpens
*The Americans won the battle.
*British General - Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
*American General - Colonel Daniel Morgan
*60 British soldiers were killed, 12 Americans were killed.
*The Americans were forced to retreat to a hill, when they stopped, turned and fired, surprising the British.
*This bumped the Patriots up in the war. This made the British falter with their progression in the war. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
*British won this battle
*British General - Lord Charles Cornwallis
*American General - Nathanael Greene
*The largest battle of the Revolutionary War
*1,900 men on the British army, 4,400 men on the American army
*79 American men killed, 93 British men killed -
Battle of Yorktown
*Americans won the battle.
*British General - Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis
*American General - George Washington
*Last major engagment in the American Revolution.
*500 British casualties, 80 American casualties, 200 French casualties
*Final surrender documents were signed on October 19 by Cornwallis.
