Battles (Social Studies, March 22, 2011)

Seige of Boston

Apr 19, 1775

Patriots Victory
New England militia invest Boston

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

May 9, 1775

British Victory
Green Mountain Boys (Ethan Allen) capture British fort

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

British Victory
British general William Howe overruns Colonel Prescott's positions on Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston

Battle of Montreal

Nov 13, 1775

Patriots Victory
On this day in 1775, Continental Army Brigadier General Richard Montgomery takes Montreal, Canada, without opposition.

Battle of Quebec

Dec 31, 1775

British Victory
General Montgomery and Colonel Arnold (from America) attack British, but the British fight back and win

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

Feb 27, 1776

Patriots Victory
North Carolina militia (Colonels Caswell and Lillington) defeat loyalists (General McDonald) in the battle known as the "Lexington and Concord of the South"

Battle of Long Island

Aug 27, 1776

British Victory
The continental army (General Putnam) is defeated by British (General Howe) on Long Island, New York

Battle of Valcour Bay

Oct 11, 1776

British Victory
A British flotilla (General Carleton) destroys American squadron (General Arnold) on Lake Champlain

Battle of White Plains

Oct 28, 1776

British Victory
British (General Howe) defeat the retreating Americans (General Washington) north of New York City

Battle of Trenton

Dec 25, 1776

Patriots Victory
Continental Army (General Washington) captures Hessian garrison (Colonel Rall) in New Jersey

Battle of Princeton

Jan 3, 1777

Patriots Victory
British support troops (Colonel Mawhood) are defeated by Americans (General Washington) near Trenton, New Jersey

Battle of Oriskany

Aug 6, 1777

Patriots Victory
American militia (General Herkimer) are ambushed by loyalists and Indians (Chief Joseph Brant) in upstate New York

Battle of Brandywine

Sep 11, 1777

British Victory
British (General Howe) defeat Continental Army (General Washington) near Philidelphia

Battle of Germantown

Oct 4, 1777

British Victory
Attacking Continental Army (General Washington) respulsed by British (General Howe) north of Philidelphia

Battle of Newtown

Aug 29, 1779

Patriots Victory
On this day, Continental forces led by Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General James Clinton defeat a combined force of Loyalists and Indians commanded by Captain Walter Butler and Chief Joseph Brant

Battle of Savannah

Sep 16, 1779

British Victory
The British easily captured Savannah from the Americans, setting the stage for the second bloodiest battle of the Revolution.

Battle of Camden

Aug 16, 1780

British Victory
American militia and Continentals (Generals Gates and Kalb) defeated by British (General (Cornwallis) in South Carolina

Battle of King's Mountain

Oct 7, 1780

Patriot's Victory
American frontiersmen (Colonels Campbell and Shelby) defeat loyalists (Major Ferguson) in South Carolina

Battle of Cowpen's

Jan 17, 1781

Patriots Victory
British (Colonel Tarleton) forces soundly defeated Americans (General Morgan) in South Carolina

Siege of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

Patriots Victory
British garrison (General Cornwallis) surrenders to American and French forces (Generals Washington and Rochambeau, and Lafayette)