The revolutionary war

By nickbn
  • Battle of lexington and concord

    Battle of lexington and concord
    The Battle of lexington and concord was an American victory. This Battle "Kicked off" the Revolutionary war. This started form the famous quote, "The shot heard around the world." This means that nobody knew who fired first, but everbody heard it and started sooting.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    This fight was located at the charlestown peninsula on the north side of Boston. The colonies had 2,400 soldiers and the british had 3,000 soldiers.This battle is a british victory but it was short lived because the colonists took the hill back. This battle showed that the colonits can stand up to british warfare.
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island
    The Battle of Long Island was a British victory. The commanders of the british troops were Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, and Sir William Howe. The commanders of the American troops were George Washington, Israel Putnam, and William Alexander. This battle took place in Long Island,New York. This was a British victory because the British troops were more trained than the American troops. They had underestamated the power of the British.
  • Battle of Trenton and Princeton

    Battle of Trenton and Princeton
    The battle of trenton is a iconic American victory after George Washington lead his troops through the cold, Delaware river on Christmas night. They did this because the British would not expect them to come.
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga was an American victory. Because of Americans winning this battle, France and spain joined war to help out America because the belived that they could win. This is major because this gave America a better navy and more troops.
  • Battle of Vincennes

    Battle of Vincennes
    The battle of Vincennes was an American victory. The battle was located in Vincennes, Indiana. The battle was over the capture of Fort Sackville. Fort Sackville surrenderd because there were lots of American troops and they were out numberd at the moment.
  • Battle of Bohomme Richard vs.Serapis

    Battle of Bohomme Richard vs.Serapis
    The U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, fights against the British ships "Serapis" and "Countess" off the coast of England. This Battle was a U.S. victory.
  • The battle of Charleston

    The battle of Charleston
    The Battle of Charleston was the worst American defeat. It was located in Charleston South Carolina. The American commander was Benjamin Lincoln and the British commander was Sir Henry Clinton. This war was bad for the Americans because they lost alot of supplies and manpower.
  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse
    The Battle of Guilford Court house is a British victory but they lost many soldiers that day. Even though they lost a lot of soldiers, the british thought they could still beat the Americans. Nathanael Greene was the commander of the American troops and the commander of the british trooper was Lord Charles Cornwallis.
  • The battle of yorktown

    The battle of yorktown
    The Battle of yorktown was an American victory and it was the final battle in the revolutionary war. A total of 391 were killed. 309 of the people were British and 72 of them were Americans. The battle was located in Yorktown,Virginia. The commanders of the battle were George Washington(America) and Lord Charles Cornwalls(British).