Battles Of The American Revolution

By kaekaenielsen

  • The Battle Of Lexington And Concord

    American Soldiers - 3,800 British Soldiers - 1,500
    important figures -
    American : Colonel James Barrett, Colonel John Buttrick, Dr.Joseph Warren, and John Parker.
    OUTCOME OF BATTLE
    winner - Americans
    Americans : captured - 0, killed - 49, Wounded - 39
    British: Captured - 53, Killled - 73, wounded - 174
    EVENTS LEADING TO BATTLE
    The Americans were fighting to keep their land
    WHAT THEY DID IN BATTLE
    They fought and captured each other.
    RESULTS OF THE BATTLE
    The Americans got their land.

  • The Battle Of Siege Ticonderoga

    American soldiers : 168 British soldiers : 78
    IMPORTANT FIGURES -
    American : Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold
    British : Captain William Delaplace
    OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE
    winner : there really wasn't a winner.
    CASUALTIES
    Americans : killed - 0, captured - 1, wounded - 0
    British - killed - 0, Captured - 0, wounded - 0
    WHAT THEY DID IN BATTLE
    Expeditions began to be planned to capture the fort.
    RESULTS OF THE BATTLE
    The British defeated the French. Americans won over Fort Ticonderoga.

  • The Battle Of Bunker (breeds) hill

    American Soldiers - 2400 British Soldiers - 3000
    IMPORTANT FIGURES :
    Americans - Dr.Joseph Warren, Israel Putnam, william prescott
    British - sir william howe
    OUTCOME OF BATTLE:
    Winner - British
    CASUALTIES
    Americans : killed - 115, wounded - 305, captured - 30
    British : killed - 226, wounded - 828, captured - 0
    The colonists made their way to Bunker Hill ( they actually fought at breeds hill) when they got lost and wound up on Breeds Hill.

  • The Battle Of Trenton

    American soldiers - 2400 British soldiers - 1520
    IMPORTANT FIGURES
    American : George washington
    British : Johann Rall
    OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE
    Winner - Americans
    CASULTIES
    American : killed - 2, wounded - 5, captured - 0
    British : killed - 22, wounded - 86, captured - 906
    George washington's army was demoralized at the end of 1776.The americans surprised the british. The British was celebrating christmas the night before and it made them drunk when fighting. It brung the americans confidence.

  • The battle of saratoga

    American Soldiers - 9000 British - 7200
    IMPORTANT FIGURES
    Americans : Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, Horatio Gates
    British: General John Burgoyne
    OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE
    winner : Americans
    CASUALTIES
    Americans : killed - 60, wounded - 260, captured - 0
    British : killed - 140, captured - 390, wounded - 370
    It was pretty much the battles oriskany and benington. It weakened general john burgoyne's army.
    Results - an entire british army as prisoners of war, the french gov. declared war on england.

  • The Battle Of Yorktown

    American soldiers - 20600 British soldiers - 8980
    IMPORTANT FIGURES
    American - George washington
    British - Lord charles cornwallis
    OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE
    winner - americans
    CASUALTIES
    Americans : killed - 72, wounded - 180, captured - 0
    British: killed - 309, captured - 8007, wounded - 326
    At the same time as general cornwallis's army was heading to yorktown, general washington's army was heading to yorktown. And the french navy was heading to yorktown too.