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The Battle of Concord and Lexington
This battle took place in Boston Massachusetts. Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairn and General Percy commanded the British Troops. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the villages on the route to Concord and the Congress. The British were armed with muskets and bayonets. The American’s won, because the British suffered and extensive amount of loses. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Thomas Gage ordered his men to take over Bunker Hill, which then started the battle between the British and the Americans. This battle took place because of independence, and also because the Americans were alarmed of the British coming to occupy the Dorchester Heights. The British were planning to control the peninsula. They wanted to control the water because if you controlled the water you controlled the supplies and troops. Also you would know who came in there a -
The Battle of Saratoga
October 17, 1777 the battle of Saratoga had begun. This took place on the Hudson River in New York State. The British and German gained up on the Americans. So this was really unfair. St Leger was the leader. The Americans dressed as best they could. The American colonies forced the British to surrender to Burgoyne’s force. This was the turning point of the war because the French joined us to help us fight. -
The Battle of Long Island
This war was fought between the British and the Americans. This war took place in New York, United states. The general for the British were the Major General Lord Howe and the Americans general were George Washington. The British had 20,000 soldiers and the Americans had 10,000 soldiers. The British won this war. Howe had really started this war by launching the attack on the Americans. -
The Battle of Camden
This took place in South Carolina. The British had 2000 troops and the Americans had 3000 troops. Major General Clinton had actually taken over as British commander as chief in America. The significant were that the British general Clinton took over the Americans. -
The Battle of Cowpens
Morgan placed the Georgia and North Carolina militia in front of his line. With a further group of riflemen. His main line was on the first and higher hill and Washington’s horseback infantry were placed behind the hill. He had no guns. Morgan’s men had a night’s sleep and breakfast in their positions. Tarleton marched his force onto the battlefield and attacked immediately. His first move was to send the 17th Light to disperse the riflemen. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of York Town sprung out. The U.S had almost 21,000 soldiers and the British had only 9,000 soldiers. This way we had the big advantage. The U.S soldiers were led by General George Washington, while the British were being led by General Comte de Rochambeau. This happened in Yorktown, Virginia. We won this battle. The significant of this battle is that it is the end of the Revolutionary war.
