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American Revolution Battles
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Battle of Lexington Concord
The Battle was the First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The morning of the battle 700 British troops arrived at Lexington and found 77 militiamen gathered on the town green. After the British commander yelled for the militiamen to drop their weapons, and the men refused they engaged in combat. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Less than a hundred militiamen had crossed the Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing the British garrison. The militiamen were commanded by leader Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts. The siege of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
This battle was the first naval engagement of the war. The battle was the second battle of the Boston Campaign. The General Artemis Ward had ordered a raid on the Noddle Island and Hog Island in order for the colonist to gain artillery that will help them fight in the next battle. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The British had defeated the Americans at the Battle, but the Colonist were able to cause significant casualties to the enemy which in turn boosted their confidence. Most of the fighting had occurred on the nearby Breed's Hill. Around 2,200 British forces had marched to Breed's Hill in order to gain control and defeat the Colonist. -
The Battle of Quebec
The reason for the battle was for them to capture the British that occupied the city and win support for the American cause in Canda. The battle was the first major loss of the war for the Americans. After the colonist leader Montgomery was killed, the men attemped to penetrate Quebec several more times before being forced to retreat. -
The Battle of Long Island
The British had attacked the colonist in the early morning, forcing the Americans to come and defend that area. As the Americans were fighting off the small British forces more British soldiers attacked from the east and almost surrounded the American. The Colonist leader General George Washington ordered his men to retreat so no more would perish in the fight. -
The Battle of White Plains
After the Battle of Long Island George Washington had retreated with his men. The British had pursued the Colonist chasing them to White Plain, New York. On the day of the battle, British General William Howe commanded his men to attack the Colonist with the help of Hessian auxiliaries. The British were able to gain control of White Plains and win the battle. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
A Hessian Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Knyphausen with his force of 3,000 Hessian mercenaries and 5,000 Redcoats sieged Fort Washington. The Lieutenant General had at first met resistance from the Patriots. By noontime, the Patriots had surrendered. The Hessisans had taken about 3,000 Patriots prinosner. -
The Battle of Trenton
General George Washington and his army crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas Day. During the battle, Washington had defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before they left the battle. The battle was a crucial win for the American Revolution. -
The Battle of Princeton
The British leader Cornwallis had prepared 8,000 Redcoats to attack the exhausted Patriots. Cornwallis came to the conclusion that Washington and his men will try to retreat, so he had men stationed at the Delaware River. Washington had left his campfire burning and quieted the wheels of his army's wagon and quietly moved arounf the British camp without being seen or heard. -
The Battle of Oriskany
The British had planned to move south from Quebec and capture Fort Ticonderoga and Albany. Herkimer the commander of the British had planned to ambush the Americans six miles from the fort. Onsight natives started to fire at the Americans, which in turn caused Herkimer's men to flee that ambush zone. This had caused Herkimer to withdraw from the Battle and go to Fort Dayton. -
The Battle of Bennington
The Americans lead by Stark were able to complete a multipronged assault against the British. They had hit several simultaneous positions, which lead the Loyalists and the Indians to flee. Which just left the British and the German to stay and fight. They fought for two hours before they ran out of ammunition, once they ran out of ammunition and the German commander was killed the rest of the soldiers had to retreat. -
The Battle of Brandywine
The British General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis had launched a full-scale British attack on General George Washington and the rest of the Patriots at the outpost at Brandywine. The British had split their 18,000 troops into two divisions and attacked from the front and the right flank. Washington had ordered his men to leave their posts and retreat once again. -
The Battle of Saratoga Freeman's Farm
The battle was a turning point in the American Revolution. The British had attacked the American forces and achieved a small victory. The days later they had returned and attacked the American forces once more, but was then defeated and forced to retreat. The American victory had convinced the French government to formally recognixe the colonist's cause and enter the war as the American ally. -
The Battle of Germantown
The British forces had defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington. Washington had later launched a surprise attack on the poor defended British camp but failed to execute the plan. The British had forced the American troops to reteat once more. -
The Battle of Saratoga Bemis Heights
This is the second battle where the British commander Burgoyne and his soldier attacked the Americans. The first battle the days before the American's had lost to the British and were forced to reteat. The Americans had won the second battle which proved to be a major turning point for them in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth
General George Washington had heard of the British moving their forces and marched his army east from Valley Forge. The American forces had attacked the British from almost all sides, forcing the Redcoats to fall back and reorganize. The fighting had gone on for hours and when the next day came the British had snuck off during the night. -
The Capture of Savannah
The British forces including the Loyalists and the Hessian mercenaries launch a surprise attack on the American forces defending Savannah. The commander of the American troops had ordered the city to be evacuated and the army to withdraw from combat. The patriots lost 83 men and had 483 of them captured. -
The Siege of Charleston
The British had won the battle of Charleston, capturing 3,000 Patriots and a great number of munitions and equipment. The British had only 250 men killed and wounded in the process of the fight. After the battle the Lieutenant General Clinton had sailed north to New York after the victory since he learned of the Frenched expedition. -
The Battle of Camden
The battle is considered to be a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. The Patriots had an advantage in troop numbers and the British pressed forward aggressively as the sole side in possession of bayonets. With the Americans encountering the bayonets, they resulted in nearly 2,00 Patriots killed or taken as a prisoner and a heavy loss of artillery. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
The Loyalist was tasked with the job of protecting Cornwallis's left flank as the British moved through the South. As the American's learn of the British plans they decide to draw up their own plan. In the early morning, the Americans quietly make their way to the British position. Once the first shot rang out, the Patriots attack the Loyalists from all sides. After the Loyalist commander had been killed the remaining men had surrendered. -
The Battle of Cowpens
This battle was a turning point in the war's Southern campaign. The Patriots split up their forces in order to make the British fight them on multiple fronts. As both sides engaged in battle the British commander of this battle escaped leaving his army to be decimated. This battle showed that Americans that they can beat the British forces without any factors like surprise or geography. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle had lasted for about two hours before the American troops were told to retreat by their commander. This retreat enabled the Patriots army to remain mostly intact. Whereas the British had almost one-fourth of their men be killed, captured, or wounded. After the battle, the British commander had decided not to follow the Patriots and instead decided to abandon his compaign for the Carolinas and moved his troops into Virginia. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Americans had attacked the British troops in the early morning causing the British men to forget about their breakfast and fight. One unit of the British army was secure in a stone house, and when the Patriots took over the British camp and began eating the abandoned breakfast the British in the stone house had attacked. The battle had lasted for four hours before both sides retreated from the battlefield. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The battle is considered to be the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. The Patriots including the French had 17,000 troops go against the 9,000 British troops stationed at Yorktown. When the British tried to retreat the Patriots and the French had them surrounded. The French naval fleet had blocked the sea causing the British to be stuck at Yorktown with no way of escaping.
