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Bunker Hill
General Gage-British
General Atemus Ward-Colonist
- Force of 2,300 attacked rebel position on Breed's Hill
-Battle was mistakenly named after Bunker Hill
-American wanted to prevent the British from extending tehir occupation of Boston to Charelstown -
The Battle of Long Island
George Washington-American
General William Howe- British
British won
-Americans lost 1000 men, British lost 400 men
-Americans escaped capture by going to Manhattan
-It was a conflict in the American Revolution
-The battle was being divided by the East River -
Battle of Trenton
General Washington- American
General William Howe- British
Colonists won
-restored morale and reestablished Washington's leadership role
-started to move the night after Christmas
-2,400 AMerican troops with 18 guns.
-1,400 Hessians with 6 light guns -
Battle of Brandywine
General George Howe-British
General George Washington-American
British won
-6,000 British and 8,000 Americans
-Washington retreated
-the battle grew and expanded 3 miles -
Battle of Saratoga
Major General John Burgoyne-British
Major General Horatio Gates- American
Americans won
-British had 5,000 troops. American had 12,000-15,000.
-British wore red coats. Americans dressed as well as they could.
-General Burgyone lead the German troops as well. -
Battle of Momnouth
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Earl Cornwallis and Major General Knyphausen against General George Washington and Major General Charles Lee.
The battle was a draw.
-Washington was at Englishtown and told his troops to attack the British.
-The battle took place in Freehold,NJ
-The battle lasted a day. Both sides quit because of the heat. -
Capture of Savannah
Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell-British
Major General Robert Howe-American
British won
-British has between 2500 and 3600 troops while Americans had 650 to 900 men
-American lost 83 men and 483 men captured. British lost 3 men and 10 men captured. -Americans forced Savannah under seige from September 23 to October 18, 1779. -
Battle of Cowpens
Colonel Daniel Morgan-American
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton-British
Americans won
-Americans had 1,000 troops and British had 1,100
-Americans lost 12 men and 60 were wounded. British lost 39 officers and 60 soldiers were wounded.
-They fought on the border of North Carolina. -
Guildfor Court House Battle
Major General Lord Cornwallis-British
Major General Nathaniel Greene-American
British won
-1,900 British and 4,400 Americans.
-550 British died and 250 Americans were wounded and/or died.
-Both sides were armed with muskets and guns. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Washington-American
Lieutenant General de Rochambeau-French
Major General Lord Cornwallis-British
The French and Americans won
-500 British, 80 Americans, and 200 French died.
-6,000 British surrendered.
-Cornwallis seized Yorktown and Gloucester when he was loosing the Carolinas.
