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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
On the morning of May 10, 1775, fewer than a hundred of these militiamen, under the joint command of their leader, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts, crossed Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing the still-sleeping British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek ended in victory for the American colonists and it was also the first naval engagement of the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Chelsea Creek took place on Saturday, May 27, 1775 at Suffolk County, Massachusetts. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost for the rest of the war. -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. -
The Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York and resulted in another British victory. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a battle fought in New York on November 16, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War. It took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day in a suprise attack on the Hessian soldiers at Trenton Barracks. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton when the two sides stumbled into each other. This led to another American victory. -
The Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany on August 6, 1777 was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign.This was one of the few battles in the war in which almost all of the participants were American; Patriots and allied Oneida fought against Loyalists and allied Indians in the absence of British regular soldiers. -
The Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign, that took place in Walloomsac, New York, about 10 miles from its Bennington, Vermont. A rebel force of 2,000 men led by General John Stark, decisively defeated British troops. -
The Battle of Brandywine
he Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe. It was also the longest single-day battle of the war, with continuous fighting for 11 hours and resulted in a British victory. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm)
Known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Saratoga (Freemans' Farm) was fought on September 19th. Officially, the Battle at Freeman's farm, the first battle of Saratoga was a victory for the British. Despite being held to a standstill and being picked off by American sharpshooters, they eventually drove the Americans from the battlefield with the help of German reinforcements that arrived during cthe day. -
The Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington and ended in a British victory. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
On October 7, Burgoyne’s second attack met with a fierce American resistance, spearheaded by Major General Benedict Arnold, in the wooded area of Bemis Heights south of Saratoga. Known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, or the Second Battle of Saratoga, this American victory proved to be a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. This battle ended in a tactical draw. -
The Capture of Savannah
The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah, was an American Revolutionary War battle in Savannah, Georgia pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. This battle resulted in a British victory. -
The Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. This ended in a British victory and Charleston was surrendered to the British -
The Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. This battle took place in the northern region of Camden, South Carolina. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought between American Colonial forces and British forces, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. This resulted in a decisive American victory. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. According to most sources, both sides withdrew from the battle. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, and was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed victory. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops over a British Army. This was the last battle of the war.
