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Battle of Bunker HIll
Charlstown, Massachusetts
British Won.
Generals: William Howe (British) William Prescott (Colonial)
Key Events:
The First Assault- Attack along the American front
The British Victory- British pursued only to Bunker Hill
Aftermath -
Battle of Long Island
The British Won.
Commanders: Charles Cornwallis (British) George Washington (Colonial)
Long Island, New York
Key Events:
-Realization that New York was an important point for communication for strategies.
-Washington had put himself in a trap. He split his troops between Manhatten and Longisland
-Washingtons army escaped and was able to live to fight another battle. -
Battlle of Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Commanders: George Washington (Colonial) Johann Rall (British)
American Victory
Key Events:
-Battle started: American troops surprised a Hessian picket guard -
Brandywine
Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Commanders: Sir William Howe (British) George Washington (Colonial)
Victory: British
Key Events:
-American troops were extended along a six-mile line covering the east side of the Brandywine Creek
-Congress sent four deputies to inspect and approve of where Washington had placed his men
-The Americans fired a round of shots from the bar which started the battle. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Saratoga County, New York
Commanders: General John Burgoyne (British) Benedict Arnold (Colonial)
Victory: Americans
Ket Events:
-Burgoyne and Clinton were each ignorant of the other's movements
-The British line was formed and began to advance the American general -
The Battle of Monmouth
Monmouth, New Jersey
Commanders: Sir Henry Clinton (British) George Washington (Colonial)
Victory:
Key Events:
-The Americans harass the British, burning bridges, muddying wells, cutting trees across roads.
-Washington moves forward, to find the roads crowded with retreating troops -
The Capture of Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
Commanders: Colonel Archibald Campbell (British) Robert Howe (Colonial)
Sherman captured Savannah in December 1864
The first sounds of battle Howe heard were musket fire from the barracks
The British held Savannah for the duration of the war, which they used as a base to conduct coastal raids from Charleston -
The Battle of Cowpens
Cowpens, South Carolina
Commanders: Banastre Tarleton (British) Daniel Morgan (Colonial)
Victory: Americans
Key Events:
-It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British
-hat battle, on Dec. 31, 1775, ended in defeat and Morgan's capture by the British. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia
Commanders: Lord Charles Cornwallis (british) George Washington (Colonial)
Victory: Americans
Key Events: -French soldiers landed in Rhode Island to try to help their American allies in assaulting British-occupied New York City
