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American Revolution Battles
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle that kicked off the American Revolution in Massachusetts 1775. Resulted from tensions building between those in the colonies and in Britain and began on the Lexington town green. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
On the morning of May 10, 1775, fewer than a hundred of these militiamen, under the joint command of their leader, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts, crossed Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing the still-sleeping British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga, at Fort Ticonderoga New York. It is also seen as the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek in Suffolk County Massachusetts was the first naval engagement of the Revolutionary War. It was the second military engagement and also known as he Battle of Noddle's Island, Battle of Hog Island and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island, in Long Island New York, is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. -
The Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains in White Plains New York was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a battle fought in New York on November 16, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian mercenaries garrisoned at Trenton. -
The Battle of Princeton
In Princeton New Jersey, in a stroke of strategic genius, General George Washington manages to evade conflict with General Charles Cornwallis, who had been dispatched to Trenton to bag the fox and wins several encounters with the British rear guard. Concerned by Washington’s victory over the British at Trenton, Cornwallis arrived with his troops in Trenton on the evening of January 2 prepared to overwhelm Washington’s 5,000 exhausted Continentals and militia with his 8,000 Redcoats. -
The Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany in Oriskany New York was one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. An American party trying to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwix was ambushed by a party of Loyalists and allies of several American Indian tribes, primarily Iroquois -
The Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington in Bennington New York was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, part of the Saratoga campaign. A rebel force of 2,000 men, primarily New Hampshire and Massachusetts militiamen, led by General John Stark, and reinforced by Vermont militiamen led by Colonel Seth Warner and members of the Green Mountain Boys, decisively defeated a detachment of General John Burgoyne's army led by Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum. -
The Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe. The "Redcoats" of the British Army defeated the American rebels in the Patriots' forces and forced them to withdraw northeast toward the American capital and largest city of Philadelphia where the Second Continental Congress had been meeting since 1775. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm)
Fought in Saratoga county New York and known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War. Its two battles are also known as the Battle of Freeman's Farm and the Battle of Bemis Heights, from where they took place. -
The Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Fought at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
Burgoyne’s second attack met with a fierce American resistance, spearheaded by Major General Benedict Arnold, in the wooded area of Bemis Heights south of Saratoga. Known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, or the Second Battle of Saratoga, this American victory proved to be a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth
In Monmouth County, New Jersey,the Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. Unsteady handling of lead Continental elements by Major General Charles Lee had allowed British commander Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis to seize the initiative, but Washington's timely arrival on the battlefield rallied the Americans along a hilltop hedgerow. -
The Capture of Savannah
The Capture of Savannah was a battle pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. The British seizure of the city led to an extended occupation and was the opening move in the British southern strategy to regain control of the rebellious Southern provinces by appealing to the relatively strong Loyalist sentiment there. -
The Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 in Charleston South Carolina. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. After approximately six weeks of siege, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, surrendered his forces to the British, resulting in one of the worst American defeats of the war. -
The Battle of Camden
North of Camden, South Carolina, was a lopsided victory for the British. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis’s force. The illness depleted the Patriot advantage in troop numbers, and the British pressed forward aggressively as the sole side in possession of bayonets. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
Near Blackburn, South Carolina and King's Mountain, North Carolina, the battle was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. The battle was where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot. The battle has been described as "the war’s largest all-American fight" -
The Battle of Cowpens
In Cowpens, South Carolina, American troops under General Daniel Morgan routed British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and the battle was a turning point in the war’s Southern campaign. Major General Nathanael Greene decided to divide Patriot troops in the Carolinas to force the larger British contingent under General Charles Cornwallis to fight them on multiple fronts. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
Near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina, The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, and was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed victory by the end of the confrontation. -
The Battle of Yorktown
In Yorktown, Virginia, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops in the most important battle of the Revolution. Although the war persisted on the high seas and in other theaters, the Patriot victory at Yorktown ended fighting in the American colonies. Peace negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
In Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, the battle proved pivotal to American victory. Although British troops under Charles Cornwallis scored tactical victory at Guilford Courthouse over American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene, the British suffered significant troop losses during the battle. Afterward, Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for the Carolinas and instead took his army into Virginia, where in October of that year he surrendered to General George Washington
