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Battle of Bunker Hill
Although it is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed’s Hill. In the end, the British Red Coats won in Massachusetts.
Commanders:
British - Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot
Colonial - Colonel William Prescott -
Battle of Brandywine
This battle started with the British doing a surprise attack at Brandywine Creek. The ending results were the British winning and taking Philadelphia.
Commanders:
British - General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis
Colonial - General George Washington -
Battle of Saratoga
This was the turning point for the Revolutionary War. At the end of the war 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.
Commanders:
British - General John Burgoyne
Colonial - Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a military camp in southeastern Pennsylvania when the Continental Army spent a harsh winter during the American Revolution. After they left here, they fought the British in Philadelphia and won.
Commanders:
British - General Thomas Conway
Colonial - General George Washington -
Battle of Charleston
This was one of the last battles of the American Revolutionary War. This was one of the few battles that the British won, the colonists were defeated.
Commanders:
British - Major General Benjamin Lincoln
Colonial - Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton -
Battle of Camden
This war caused nearly 2,000 Patriots killed or taken prisoner and heavy losses of artillery. The results were a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War.
Commanders:
British - General Charles Cornwallis
Colonial - General Horatio Gates but was later replaced by Nathanael Greene -
Battle of Kings Mountains
This battle happened after the British invasion of Charleston, SC. The ending results were that the Americans won, having this be the first patriotic victory.
Commanders:
British - Major Patrick Ferguson
Colonial - Colonel William Campbell -
Battle of Cowpens
This battle was the turning point of the war in the south. The results were the Americans routing the British forces which they ended up wining.
Commanders:
British - Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Colonial - General Daniel Morgan -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
This war proved pivotal to the American victory in the American Revolutionary War. The British ended up loosing and suffered many lost troops.
Commanders:
British - Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis
Colonial - Major General Nathanael Greene -
Battle of Yorktown
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution. At the end of the battle, which ended in October, the French & Continental troops won (Colonial).
Commanders:
British - General Lord Charles Cornwallis
Colonial - George Washington
