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Battle of Lexington & Concord
A detachment of troops were sent by the British commander in Boston to nearby Lexington and Concord. They were to take control of the colonial gunpowder, and also capture the rebel leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. At Lexington eight Americans were killed and more were wounded. This war kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). In this battle the British had won. -
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Revolutionary War Battles
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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont to attack the fort, located on Lake Champlain in northeast New York. They surprised and captured the sleeping British garrison. This was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans. Americans had a lot of loss but they inflicted a significant casualties againts the enemy. Most of the fighting occured neaby Breed's Hill, which now is known as Bunker Hill. -
Battle of Quebec
First major defeat for the Americans. Patriot forces attempted to capture Quebec - occupied city by the British. The attack failed. This was the first major of The Revolutionary War for the Americans. -
Battle of Long Island
The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate to New York. According to the possesion of land and casuailties, the british had won this one with more than 2,000 casualties. -
Battle of Fort Wahington
The battle ended in victory for the Brithsih. This battle was located in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington marched across the Delaware River with his Continental Army to Trenton, New Jersey. Despite the large number of Hessians, Wahington still managed to defeat them. -
Battle of Princeton
General George Washington manages to evade conflict with General Charles Cornwallis and wins several encounters with the British rear guard as it departs Princeton to Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Brandywine
General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on General George Washington and the Patriot outpost, near Chadds Ford, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Surprised and outnumbered by the 18,000 British troops to his 11,000 Continentals, Washington ordered his men to abandon their posts and retreat. Defeated, the Continental Army marched north and camped at Germantown, Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution, and was a crucial victory for the Patriots. -
Battle of Charleston
Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution in this battle. The British captured more than 3,000 Patriots and a great quantity of munitions and equipment, losing only 250 killed and wounded in the process. -
Battle of King's Mountain
This battle takes place in Near Blackburn, South Carolina. This ended in victory for the American colonist. -
Battle of Cowpens
In South Carolina, the American troops, routed British forces. The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and it was a turning point in the war's Southern campaing. -
Battle of Yorktown
George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
