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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
-The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.
- For the colonists 49 were killed 39 were wounded and five were missing.
-For the British 73 were killed 174 were wounded and 26 were missing. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
-The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory
-didnt involve gunfire -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
-took place on Saturday, May 27, 1775 at Suffolk County, Massachusetts
-known as the Battle of Noddle's Island and the Battle of Hog Island
-started when American militiamen, led by Colonel John Stark, raided Chelsea, on the northern shore of Boston Harbor
-The Battle of Chelsea Creek ended in victory for the Americans and the capture of the British ship, the HMS Diana -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
-first important battle of the American War of Independence
-took place mostly on Breed's Hill on the Charlestown hills
-british victory
-226 British soldiers died taking the hill and 828 were wounded.
-140 American soldiers were killed and 271 wounded. -
The Battle of Quebec
-victory for the british
-between the american continental army and the british
-Sunday, December 31, 1775 at Province of Quebec. -General Arnold and General Montgomery failed in invasion attempt of Canada. The Americans were forced out of Canada and it was the last attempt by the Americans to get the Canadian population on their side. -
The Battle of Long Island
-british victory
-battle also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights
-British army was led by General William Howe with an army of nearly 20,000 soldiers
-Americans with 10,000 soldiers were led by General George Washington -
The Battle of White Plains
-Victory for british
-The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the British campaign to take New York and New Jersey.
-fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
-between the United States and Great Britain.
-British victory that gained the surrender of the remnent of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island.
-The British side suffered 450 casualties of which 320 were Hessians. The Americans suffered 2,900 casualties -
The Battle of Trenton
-took place on Christmas night Thursday, December 26, 1776 in New Jersey
-General George Washington crossed the Delaware river with a division of his army.
-victory for americans -
The Battle of Princeton
The weather conditions that winter were terrible but the coming of warmer weather also brought an additional 9,000 soldiers when new troops volunteer to fight. The British abandoned nearly all their posts in New Jersey and retired to New York.
-The Battle of Princeton ended in victory for the Americans
-The battlefield was located in Princeton, New Jersey -
The Battle of Oriskany
-one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War
-The Battle of Oriskany occurred on August 6, 1777, when the local Tryon County Militia attempted to come to the relief of the besieged Fort Schuyler (Stanwix).
-resulted in the deaths of approximately 50 percent of the American forces and 15 percent of the British forces.
-British victory -
The Battle of Bennington
-American victory
- Between a British raiding party and colonialist militiamen.
-General John Burgoyne was the Commander of the British Army and he needed supplies. He sent a regiment of 800 soldiers, including British, Germans, Loyalists, and Indians, under Colonel Friedrich Baum, a German Hessian, to capture Bennington and bring back the supplies for the British Army.
-British on the outskirts of town, the militiamen ambushed the Br -
The Battle of Brandywine
-was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe
-The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia.
-British lost 500-600 and the Americans 1,000-1,300. -
The Battle of Germantown
-british victory
-2nd battle between British and Americans in and around Philadelphia.
-The Americans lost 1,200 soldiers, while the British lost 500 men. -
The Battle of Saratoga
-Two battles that took place 18 days apart on September 19th and October 7th 1777 on the same battlefield
-battles were a turning point in the American Revolution
- Patriot victory -
The Battle of Monmouth
-victory for the American colonists
-The battlefield was located in Monmouth, New Jersey -
The Capture of Savannah
-British victory
- battle between local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force
-British remained in control of Savannah until July 1782, near the end of the war.
-The battlefield was located in Savannah, Georgia -
The Siege of Charleston
-victory for british
-The significance of the conflict was that the British gained control of South and the Americans lost many soldiers due to the surrender.
-The battlefield was located in Charleston, South Carolina -
The Battle of Camden
-victory for the British
-The American losses were enormous, nearly 1000 men killed and 1000 captured,
-After the battle of Camden was finished the American morale in the south was at an all-time low. The British were in control of the Carolinas and Georgia. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
-victory for the American colonists
-battlefield was located in Near Blackburn, South Carolina and King's Mountain, North Carolina -
The Battle of Cowpens
-American colonist victory
-Caused the British to lose control of South Carolina and move further north -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
-The battle raged for around two hours before Greene ordered his troops to retreat
-British Victory
-The battlefield was located in Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
-The Eutaw Springs ended in victory for the British.
-The significance of the conflict was that Nathanael Greene had forced the British from the Southern states.
-located in Eutawville, South Carolina -
The Battle of Yorktown
-The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the war.
-The defeat of the British at Yorktown prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the American Revolution and give the colonist their freedom.
