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Battle of Bunker Hill
British Victory
(British-Major General Sir William Howe)
(Continental-General Artemas Ward)
1) Among all others, this Battle was the bloodiest.
2) Americans defeat was a moral victory.
3) Battle with the heaviest casualties for the English, even though they won.
4) Battle was the beginning of the war between America and Britain.
5) British soldiers had successfully driven the colonial forces from their position at Breed's Hill. -
Battle of Long Island
British Victory (British-Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir H.Clinton, Sir W.Howe)(Continental- George Washington, I.Putnam, W.Alexander) 1) British Army forced Continental Army to retreat after the British had attacked them, both head-on and in their flank. Without loss of any materiel or a single life, Washington ordered the army to retreat to Manhattan. 2) Washington correctly predicted New York City would be the next target of the British. 3) Washington had to defend city surrounded by water. -
Battle of Trenton
Continental Victory (British- Johann Rall)(Continental- George Washington) 1) Washington and his Continental Army planned to move on the Christmas night.
2) As Cadwalader and Ewing were unable to join along with their 2,600 troops, Washington dropped the plan to advance further to Princeton and New Brunswick.3) The army crossed the Delaware River near Trenton and then split into two parts – one led by Greene and other by Sullivan. -
Battle of Brandywine
British Victory (British- Sir William Howe)(Continental- George Washington)1) Howe landed near the Brandywine Creek, which became the place of opportunity for Americans to make their first real effort to stop the enemy advance toward Philadelphia. 2) British advanced towards Chadd's Ford, and alerted his troops. 3) When the British didn't make an attempt to cross at Chadd's Ford, Washington and his officers suspected they would cross elsewhere. -
Battle of Saratoga
Continental Victory (British-General John Burgoyne)(Continental-Benedict Arnold, D.Morgan, H.Gates) 1) French entered the conflict on America's side, improving Continental's chances in war. 2) The very year of Independence was a time of many military disasters for the fledgling republic. 3) During the summer of 1776, a powerful army under British General Sir William Howe invaded the New York City area. 4) As 1776 ended, the cause for American Independence seemed all but lost. -
Battle of Monmouth
Victory - The battle is generally taken as a draw.(British-Sir Henry Clinton)(Continental-General George Washington )1) General George Washington and his army spent the winter of 1777/8 at Valley Forge. 2) The British suffered some 300 casualties and the Americans 350.
3) The Longest Battle of the American Revolution. -
Capture of Savannah
British Victory (British-Colonel Archibald Campbell)(Continental-General Robert Howe)1) General Benjamin Lincoln put together a small force of locals to fight the British.2) General Button Gwinnett's died during a duel. 3) In early September, D'estaing put in at the mouth of the Savannah River with 20 ships and 11 frigates. -
Battle of Cowpens
Colonial Victory (British-Banastre Tarleton)(Continental-Daniel Morgan)1) Gen. Greene gave "dazzling shiftiness" led Cornwallis by "an unbroken chain of consequences to the catastrophe at Yorktown which finally separated America from the British crown."2) Battles in S. Carolina turning pts in the Revolutionary War for America. Cowpens is decisive battle that became known as the turning pt of the Amer. war in the South. 4) 40% of British casualties were officers. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
British Victory (British- Lord Charles Cornwallis)(Continental- Nathanael Greene)1) Proved pivotal to the American victory in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 2) 1,900 British against 4,400 Americans. 3) The British advanced up a road through thickly wooded country to an area cleared for grazing a half mile short of the Courthouse. -
Battle of Yorktown
Colonial Victory (British- Lord Charles Cornwallis)(Continental- George Washington)1) Cornwallis attempted to surrender over 8,000 men to the French.2) French fleet effectively blockaded from Cornwallis while Washington made life unbearable for the British troops for three weeks.3) The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French ended the fighting in the war and led to the Peace Treaty that acknowledged the independence of the American states.
