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Battle of Bunker Hill
-The battle took place on the North Side of Boston Harbor (Charleston Penninsula)
-British General: Major General Howe
Continental Army: General Artemas Ward and General Israel Putnam
-The battle was considered to be won by the American Continental Army, however, the British put up a very strong battle.
-2,400 British troops fought in the battle, while only 1,500 American troups fought
-1,150 British soldiers were killed or wounded. Only 450 American soldiers were killed or wounded -
Battle of Long Island
-Fought in New York
-Battle was won by the British, driving the Americans out of New York
-Generals: Major Lord General Howe (British Army), George Washington (American Continental Army)
-There were double the British troups fighting in the battle, 20,000, with only 10,000 American troups
-400 British casualties, 2,000 American casualties
-This battle marked the final one in which George Washington was miserably defeated, after this battle, Washington changed his stradegy for battle. -
Battle of Trenton
-Took place in Trenton, New Jersey
-Generals: George Washington (American Continental Army), Colonel Rahl (British)
-American troups (2,400) outnumbered the British troups (1,400)
-The battle was won by the Americans
-This battle marked somewhat of an "adrenalin rush" for the Americans. -
Battle of Brandywine
-Generals: George Washington (Continental Army), William Howe (British)
-The British started this battle in an attempt to get back at the US.
-The goal was to take over Philadelphia, which was at the time the US capital
-The British took the US by suprise, attacking at dawn and leading the Continental Army to be unprepared. The British won the battle -
Battle of Saratoga
-Generals: John Burgoyne (British), Horatio Gates (US Continental Army)
-The British outnumbered the Americans greatly
-The British had far more weapons and materials to fight with
-The Americans had a disadvantage in that they were clothed minimally The Americans won the battle -
Battle of Momnouth
-Generals: George Washington (US), Earl Cornwallis (British)
-The Americans outnumbered the British troups with 11,000 men, while the British only had 10,000
-Mary Ludwig Hays, commonly know as Molly Pitcher, became known for her participation in this battle
-The Americans had more casualties, but the Americans also took the land The battle is considered to be a draw -
Capture of Savannah
-Generals: Robert Howe (American), Archibald Campell (Britian)
-This was a suprise attack on the Continental Army
-As many as 3600 British troups may have stormed Savannah, but only as many as 650-900 troups were Americans able to defend
-The majority of American troups were captured or killed, while only 3 British troups died The British succesfully took over Savannah -
Battle of Cowpens
Generals: Banastre Tarelton (British), Daniel Morgan (US)
-The battle inspired many militia to join the army
-It brought a sense of hope to the people of the United States
-The US reclaimed South Carolina The US was the winner of the Battle of Cowpens -
Battle of Guilford Court House
Generals: Lord Cornwallis (British), Nathaniel Greene (US)
-The British found themselves very outnumbered (4,400 to 1,900)
-After this Cornwallis moved his way to Virginia, only to soon have to surrender in Yorktown
-More than 25% of the British troups were killed in this battle (550 total dead) Despite being very outnumbered, the British prevailed to win the battle -
Battle of Yorktown
Generals: George Washington (US), Lord Cornwallis (British)
-This battle would end the Revolutionary War
-Out of about 8,000 British soliders, 7,700 were left at the end of the battle
-George Washington was very aggressive in his attacks of the British, having an advantage being higher up on the hill The United States won the battle
