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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, and Concord. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, and Concord. The night before, Paul Revere took his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington to warn that the British were soon to come. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's 8,000-man army occupied high ground above the fort, and nearly surrounded the defenses. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island, Battle of Hog Island and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds)
The Battle of Bunker Breeds (misleadingly named the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle where the Americans killed around 40% of the original 2,300 British troops. -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was fought 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 (Brooklyn Heights)
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 fought near White Plains, New York. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a battle fought in New York during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. 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 which took place very early in the morning in Trenton, New Jersey. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood during this battle. -
The Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. -
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 namesake Bennington, Vermont. -
The Battle of Brandywine
The 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 near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm)
Known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Saratoga was fought and as the Battle of Freeman's Farm and the second part of this battle took place at Bemis Heights. They both occurred in upstate New York near Saratoga. -
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. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
During the Second part of the Battle of Saratoga, the forces met at Bemis Heights, a densely wooded plateau south of Saratoga. Arnold played a major role in the attack, charging to the front and leading the American forces in battle. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought 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. -
The Capture of Savannah
The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah, was an American Revolutionary War battle fought. 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. -
The Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought 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. -
The Battle of Camden North
The Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, South Carolina, pitted American forces under Major General Horatio Gates against a small British field force commanded by Lieutenant General. Charles, Lord Cornwallis. -
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 under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. -
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 in Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive 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 over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.
