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Battle of Bunker Hill
-British Commander:Sir William Howe
-Continental Commanders:William Perscott, Israel Putnam, Dr. Joseph Warren
-Victor: Britain
-The first Revolutionary battle
-The British attempted to take the hill as a means of taking Dorechester Heights
-The Americans fought back to repel the British but lost on the third assult because they were running low on ammuntion
-It showed the American troops that the British army was not invincible and that they could fight them and beat them -
Battle of Long Island
-British victory
-British Commanders:Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, Sir William Howe Continental Commander:George Washington, Israel Putnam, William Alexander
-The battle was for control of New York, which was a good location for communtication.When Washington arrived the American troops had already suffered great losses, and had retreated to Brooklyn Heights. Washington sent soldiers to help them but realized that he trapped himself, the rivers separated his forces so he retreated -
Battle of Trenton
British Commadners:Johann Rall
Continental Commanders:George Washington
victor: Continental
-Washington's plan was too attack regiments under Hessian, side working with British, control
-The plan was to attack simultaneously from three directions.
-To do this Washigton made his famous "crossing the Delware River"
-They fought and won which increased confidence of the Continental Army and led to increased enlistment in the army -
Battle of Brandywine
British Commanders: Sir William Howe
Continental Commanders: George Washington
Victor-British
-The result of this battle was the British taking Philadelphia, the capital of the nation
-Poor reports had Washington believe that Howe and the British were making a full scale assult to take Philadelphia
-Howe really divided his forces and out maneuvered him and was able to defeat his army allowing them to march onto the capital -
Battle of Saratoga
British Commanders: General John Burgoyne
Continental Commanders:Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln, Horatio Gates
Victor-Continental
-Turning point of the war
-Resulted in France allying with America
-Gate's American army was positioned between Burgoyne's army and Albany. On October 7, Burgoyne took the offensive. The troops crashed together south of the town of Saratoga, and Burgoyne's army was broken -
Battle of Monmouth
British Commanders: Sir Henry Clinton
Continental Commanders: George Washington
battle was declared a draw
-Washington moved his army across the Delaware River with goal of attacking General Sir Henry Clinton as his troops marched from Philadelphia to New York.
Both sides contninued fighting until were too exhausted and both claiming victory
The battle was remembered for the legend of "Molly Pitcher", in which it is said a woman would carry water to the soldiers who needed it -
Capture of Savannah
British Commander:Colonel Archibald Campbell
Continental Commander: Robert Howe
Victor-British
-Howe made a feeble attempt to defend the city that ultimately failed
-Howe was blamed for the disaster and was exonerated
-The British held Savannah for the remander of the war -
The Battle of Cowpens
British Commander: Banastre Tarleton
Continental Commander: Daniel Morgan
Victor-Continental
-It was the turining point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British
-Gave encourgagment to the colonies
-American General Morgan defeated a British force of regulars under the command of Colonel Tarleton. Morgan's troops enveloped the British in a classic military action that captured all of the British forces. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
British Commander: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental Commander: Nathanael Greene
Victor-British
-Greene formed his army at Guilford to combat Cornwalis who pursued him and was determined to defeat him
-Greene eventually withdrew and Cornwalis had won but his army had suffered many casualties, had no supplies and the weather was going bad
-as a result the British had a pyrrhic victory -
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Battle of Yorktown
-Combatants: Americans and French against the British
-Generals: General Washington commanded the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau commanded the French
and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British.
-Victor-Continental
Last Battle of the Revolution
Resulted in a treaty and the acknowledgment of America's independence
British forces were blockaded into Yorktown, and were hit by Continental forces from all sides and had an outbreak of smallpox within the city
