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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is more accuartely known as Battle of Breed's Hill. The British commander was Thomas Gage, and the general on the Contienental side was Artemas ward. The British where the Victors of this battle.
-This battle is considered the first major battle of the revolutionary war.
-Although the British won the battle they had over 1150 men either wounded or killed.
-The hill the battle was fought on is known as Breed's hill.
-This battle proved to the Americans they could win. -
The Battle of Long Island
-The victor of the battle was the British
-The Britsh commander was General Howe
-The Contiental General was Geoge Washington.
-British attacked an unprepared Contienantal Army in the Brooklyn Heights.
-General Washington ordered a complete evacuation of New York City.
-It was the first Major war conflict to occur in the state of New York. -
The Battle of Trenton
-The Contienantal General was George Washington.
-The British General was Howe.
-The contienantal army was Victorious.
-This battle was won with the element of suprise.
They attacked at night, and on the night of Christmas.
-This Battle was won at a very critical point in the war. -
The Battle of Brandywine
-British General was General Sir William Howe.
-Continentals General was George Washington.
-British where the Victors.
-1500 British troops landed in Maryland and started marching toward Philadelphia.
-The British suprised the continental and attacked them from many different angles.
-The Continental sustained many casulaties. -
The Battle of Saratoga
-British General was John Burgoyne
-Continental General was Haratio Gates
-Americans where Vitorious on October 17, 1777
-This battle lasted weeks before the americans won.
-This battle brought the French into the war on the Americans side.
-It aslo prevented the British from cutting of the four remaining colonies from the remaining nine colonies -
The Battle of Monmouth
-British General was General Sir Henry Clinton
-Continental Generlas was General George Washington
-The Continental where victorious.
-During this battle Molly brought water to the troops because of the heat with earned her the name the "Molly Pitcher"
-During the Battle toops on both sides dropped from heat stroke.
-The battle lasted all day and the British retreated when night fall came. -
The Capture of Savannah
- The Britsih General was General Robert Howe -The Continental General was General Benjamin Lincoln -The British where victorious. -Americans where aided by Comte Charles d'Estaing a french General. -The Americans faced many casualties in this battle.
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The Battle of Cowpens
-The British Commander was General Banastre Tarleton
-The American Commander was General Daniel Morgan
-The Victor of this battle was the Americans
-The Battle lasted only an hour.
-The British army consisted of 1000 men and the American army consisted of 800 men.
-General Morgan had 3 lines of men set up with weakest in the front and the strongest in the back. -
Guilfrod Court House Battle
-The British General was Major General Lord Cornwallis
-The American General was Major General Nathaniel Greene
-The British where victorious
-The British lost 550 men.
-This was a final British attack before the invasion of Virginia.
-Cornwallis began his move into Virginia which then led to Yorktown and his surrender. -
The Battle of Yorktown
-The general of the British was Lord Cornwallis
-The general of the Americans was Geoge Washington
-The Americans where the victor
-This battle ended the war and pronunced the Americans the winners.
-This Battle was fought in Yorktown and was the fall of the Britsih.
