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Battle of Brandywine
Cleared the way for British occupation of Philadelphia.
Commanders: George Washington(Colonials), William Howe(British) -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the Revolution. After the colonist won the major battle, the French decided to support the colonies with money, troop ships, etc.
Main Commander: John Burgoyne(British), Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold(Colonials) -
Valley Forge
Trial for the American army and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. The suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause.
Commanders: George Washington -
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Battle of Charleston
Americans surrendered and suffered their worst defeat of the revolution.
Commanders: Sir Henry Clinton(British), Benjamin Lincoln(Colonials) -
Battle of Camden
More than one thousand Americans were killed or wounded and many were captured.
Commanders: Horatio Gates(Colonials), Lord Cornwallis(British) -
Battle of Kings Mountiains
"Turning of the Tide" A force of American frontiersmen stopped a British invasion of North Carolina.
Commanders:Patrick Ferguson(British) -
Battle of Cowpens
American forces overwhelmingly defeated British forces, compromised the latter's reputation for invincibility and boosting American morale.
Commanders: Daniel Morgan(Colonials), Banastre Tarleton(British) -
Battle of Guildford Courthouse
Both sustained heavy losses. The British technically won by were forced to withdraw to Wilmington, North Carolina,
Commanders: Lord Cornwallis(British), Nathanael Greene(Colonials) -
Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War: although not the last of the fighting, signified the end of war.
Main commander: George Washington( Colonials), Charles Cornwallis(British) -
Battle of Bunker Hill
First major battle of Revolutionary war. The Americans could hold their own, but the British were not easy to defeat.
Commanders: William Howe(British),
