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The Battles of Lexington and Concord, Lexington and Concord Massachusetts
First Battle of the war fought in the province of Massachusetts Bay. During the night hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize a storage of weapons. Paul Revere and other Soldiers rode around warning people. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting. -
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American Revolution Battles
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The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Lieutenant General John Burgoynes 8000 man army defended the high ground of the fort -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek Suffolk County, Massachusetts
British and American forces fought over the Chelsea Creek located in Suffolk County, first naval engagement -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill Charlestown, Massachusetts
Having learned that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city, some 1000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott build fortifications on top of Breeds Hill overlooking Boston. As the British marched towards them, in order to save ammo, General Prescott famously said "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. When the British finally came close, they were fired upon and retreated. -
The Battle of Quebec, Quebec City, Province of Quebec
Fight between American Continental Army Forces and British defenders of Quebec City, first major defeat of the Americans -
The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights) Long Island, New York
The victory over the Americans gave the British control of New York which was strategically important at the time. The Americans were attacked by the British defenses on Guan Heights causing them to lose. -
The Battle of White Plains, White Plains, New York
A battle in the New Jersey and New York campaign of the American Revolution near White Plains New York -
The Battle of Fort Washington Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York
A battle fought in New York between American and British where the British won resulting in a surrender of the Fort Washington by the Americans -
The Battle of Trenton, Trenton, New Jersey
A small and important battle between German Hessian troops and American forces where lead by George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas and sneak attacked the partying soldiers -
The Battle of Princeton, Princeton, New Jersey
General George Washington was able to attack the weak army of General Cornwallis and defeat the 1400 soldiers and grab the attention of the French even more -
The Battle of Oriskany, Oriskany, New York
One of the bloodiest battles of the revolution and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. The local Tryon County Militia attempted to come to the relief of the besieged Fort Schuyler. -
The Battle of Bennington, Bennington, New York
Part of the Saratoga campaign, General John Stark and his American forces successfully defeated British General John Burgoyne's invading army. -
The Battle of Brandywine, Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Battle with the Most troops involved. General George Washington defended the high ground in the area of Chads Ford which allowed a way to Philadelphia in which General Howe was attempting to take. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm), Saratoga County, New York
A turning point for the Revolution. General John Burgoyne achieved a small but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold -
The Battle of Germantown, Germantown, Pennsylvania
A major engagement for the Philadelphia campaign fought between Sir William Howe with the British army and General George Washington over the American army. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights), Saratoga County, New York
The aftermath of the BAttle of Bemis Heights where 20000 American Soldiers surrounded Burgoyne's 5000 remaining Redcoats at Saratoga. Burgoyne surrendered his forces on October 17 1777 -
The Battle of Monmouth Monmouth, New Jersey
The biggest and longest one day where General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army's column led by Sir Henry Clinton as they left the Freehold Court House. This victory for the American brought the French into the war as allies. -
The Capture of Savannah, Savannah, Georgia
British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and his force of around 3600 troops launched a surprise attack on American forces who were defending Savannah, Georgia. -
The Siege of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
The British began to shift their focus on American Southern Colonies after losses in Northern ones. This worked for the British as they won after Major General Benjamin Lincoln for the American side, surrendered. With the victory, the British captured more than 3000 Patriots and lots of equipment while only losing 250 men to the Americans -
The Battle of Camden, North of Camden, South Carolina
Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis's force in the morning of August 16 and due to lower troop numbers and illness factors, the British aggressively stole possession of the battle and gained a big victory where they killed or captured 2000 soldiers and took lots of equiptment and artillery. -
The Battle of King's Mountain Near Blackburn, SC and King's Mountain, NC
The Patriot forces under Colonel William Campbell defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson by charging hillsides many times throughout the battle. The Loyalist tried to the same and Ferguson was caught by bullets and killed. The Loyalist tried to surrender from there but they were slaughtered by the frontiersmen. -
The Battle of Cowpens, Cowpens, South Carolina
The American forces under General Nathaniel Green were split and put on different fronts. Same sized British forced attacked these fronts and lost in the first battle to prove that the Americans could beat the British in a fair battle with similarly sized sides and no surprises. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina
A pivotal American victory where Colonial General Nathanael Greene and his army killed most of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis army while they attempted to score a tactical victory over the American forces. Afterward Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for the Carolinas and instead took his army into Virginia. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs, Near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina
One of the last wars of the Revolutionary War, it was a tactical British victory led by Lt. Alexander Stewart against the Americans led by Major General Nathaniel Greene. Although the Americans lost, they won strategically by capturing many British soldiers. The Americans thought they had won the original fight after capturing the British camp but were attacked from different angles by the British and fled the camp -
The Battle of Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia
The last battle of the war and the most important. A combined American force of Colonial and French troops led by General George Washington began their final attack on the British city of Yorktown while the British and General Cornwallis retreated to rest and reequip their army in the peninsula.
