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Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was between the british troops and the troops of the continental army.Major General Howe and Genral Gage, the britsh commander and cheif were kept out of boston by american troops fighting from fortifications on top of the hill. General Artemas Ward, General Israel Putnam and the americans clearly had the advantage in this battle, yet the bristish eventually out powered the americans, taking over. bunker and breed hill. britishbattles.com
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Battle of Long Island
Major General Lord Howe with the bristish and General George Washington with the amercians, were the commanding officers for this battle. Washington built fortifications surrounding brooklyn to keep bristih from advancinginto new york.This plan was unsuccesfful, the british won this battle, forcing the americans to evacuate new york.
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Battle of Trenton
With George Washington commanding the americansand colonel Rahl commanding the hessians and british, this battle was a huge moral and hyscial win for washington and his men. After losing tothe bristish adn getting pushed of new ork washington decided to cross the delaware and attack the hessians fortified at trenton. americanrevolution.com -
Battle of the Brandywine
Major general sir Howe was commanding the britidh and General washington was commanding the british in the Battle of the Brandywine.Howe and his men apporached by sea, hoping to take over the city of philidelphia. Washington met the british on the brandywine river, hoping to delay the capture of the city. americanrevolution.com -
Battle of Saratoga
Major General John Burgoyne was with the bristh and german force. General horratio gates commanded the americans on this fight on the hudson river in new york state. The bristish goverment wanted to send an army in to the heart of the colonies isloating new york. This planned failed when burgoyne and the british were forced to surrender. -
Battle of Monmouth
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Earl Cornwallis were brisand Major General Knyphausen against General George Washington and Major General Charles Lee. -
The capture of savanah
Great Britan and American were the two belligernats in this battle. General howe tried to defend the city in north carolina but was pushed back to south carolina. Great Britan won the battle and captured savanah. -
Battle of the Cowpens
This battle is with Americans fighting against the american loyalists and the bristish on the border of north and south carolina. Colonel Daniel Morgan was with the americans against Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton fighting with the british. This battle was fought in the style of guerilla warefare, and was kind of a slow moving battle. britishbattles.com -
The battle of the Guilford Courthouse
Major General Lord Cornwallis was put up against Major General Nathaniel Greene fighting with british in this battle. Before the invasion of virgina by the britsh Cornwallis wanted to beat Genral greene. In the end the british did beat Greene and his men and continued to invade Virginia.
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Battle of Yorktown
in this battle it was the bristh against the french and americans.General Washington was leading with the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau was in charge of the French and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British. The French held the british off in North Narolina, deafeating them, while washington and his men marched south to beat Cornwallis and his british fleet. The Americans and French were victorious
