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Battles of Concord & Lexington (MA)
The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord and the Colonists won. -
Battle of Bunker Hill (MA)
The American forces learned that the British were planning on taking over the hills around Boston in order to gain a tactical advantage and British defeated the Americans also known as the "Bloodiest Battle" -
Battle of Long Island (NY)
Also known as battle of brooklyn the British army moved against the american continental army and George Washington was defeated. -
Battles of Trenton & Princeton (NJ)
Washington defeated Hessian army in the battles of Trenton & Princeton and were moral booster for continental army. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek (PA)
British takeover Philadelphia and continental army was forced to retreat. -
Battle of Saratoga (NY)
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause and British surrendered. -
Battle of Ticonderoga (NY)
Americans tried to overrun fort but ended with British victory -
Battle of Charlestown (SC)
British gained control of South and the Americans lost many soldiers due to the surrender. -
Battle of Cowpens (SC)
American victory over the british, The Battle of Cowpens was the turning point because the victory forced the British army to retreat and gave the Americans confidence that they could win the war. -
Yorktown / surrender
Victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau which led to lord Cornwallis surrender.
