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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
A British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington and Concord. The British fired the first shot of the battle. The Americans won the battle. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
With fewer than 100 American men, they crossed Lake Champlain and captured a British garrison. This was the first rebel victory of the war. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The American colonists won this battle. It was also the first naval engagement of the Revolutionary War. It took place in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) hill
The British defeated the Americans in this battle. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport. -
The Battle of Quebec
This battle was between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City. This battle was the first major defeat for the Americans. Patriot forces attempted to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec and with it win support for the American cause in Canada. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a decisive victory for the British. George Washington and the Continental Army were eventually forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania. The British remained in control of New York City for the rest of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of White Plains
The British returned to Manhattan to attack Fort Washington and the American garrison on Manhattan. General Washington was forced to retreat to the west pursued by Cornwallis. This was a british victory. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
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
This battle was fought between the Continental Army and the Hessian soldiers. It took place in Trenton, New Jersey. The American soldiers took the victory. -
The Battle of Princeton
This battle was fought near Princeton, New Jersey. The British lost control of New Jersey and retreated to New York. Following the victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton the Americans believed that they could win the war. -
The Battle of Oriskany
This battle took place in Oriskany, New York. This battle was between British troops and American defenders of the Mohawk Valley. This British took the victory. -
The Battle of Bennington
This battle took place in Bennington, New York. Here Brigadier General John Stark and his American forces successfully defeated two detachments of British General John Burgoyne's invading army. -
The Battle of Brandywine
This battle took place near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. It was fought between British and Americans. The Battle of Brandywine ended in victory for the British who were able to drive George Washington and his troops to Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm)
This battle took place in Saratoga County, New York. The strategy to divide New England from the southern colonies had started well but slowed due to logistical problems. Burgoyne won a small tactical victory over General Horatio Gates and the Continental Army at the cost of significant casualties. -
The Battle of Germantown
This battle took place at Germantown, Pennsylvania. The British won this battle. The British drove away the Americans, inflicting twice as many casualties as they suffered. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
This battle took place at Saratoga County, New York. Burgoyne was forced to surrender his forces. This was a patriot victory and a huge turning point in the war. This was the battle that showed foreign countries that the Americans may win the war. -
The Battle of Monmouth
This battle took place at Monmouth, 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. The Americans won this battle. -
The Capture of Savannah
The Capture of Savannah took place in Savanah Georgia. It 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 Siege of Charleston
This event took place at Charleston, South Carolina. The British captured more than 3,000 Patriots and a great number of munitions and equipment, losing only 250 killed and wounded in the process. -
The Battle of Camden
This battle took place north of Camden, South Carolina. This battle pitted American forces against a small British field force. It was a major British Victory. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
This battle took place near Blackburn, South Carolina and King's Mountain, North Carolina. During the battle, Loyalists were forced to surrender. This resulted in a victory for the Patriots. -
1/17/1781 The Battle of Cowpens
This battle took place in Cowpens, South Carolina. After losing several battles in the South, the Continental Army defeated the British in a decisive victory at Cowpens. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
This battle took place at Guildford Courthouse, North Carolina. The battle was the culmination of several months of hard campaigning by the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis. The British won this battle, however, suffered extreme losses. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
This battle took place near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina. The Battle of Eutaw Springs was one of the hardest fought and bloodiest battles of the Revolution and proved to be the last major engagement of the war to take place in the South. Both sides claimed victory. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This battle took place at Yorktown, Virginia. In this battle, a combined American force of Colonial and French troops laid siege to the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia. Yorktown proved to be the final battle of the American Revolution, and the British began peace negotiations shortly after the American victory.
