American Revolution Battles, Ian Paskach, 5

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Colonial commanders- British commanders- Francis Smith; John Pitcairn; Hugh Percy
John Parker

James Barrett
John Buttrick. Strategic importance- started revolutionary war
William Heath
Joseph Warren
Isaac Davis †

Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

Colonies- Ethan Allen; Benedict Arnold
Britain- William Delaplace Strategic importance- It impeded communication between northern and southern units of the British Army, and gave the nascent Continental Army a staging ground for the invasion of Quebec later in 1775.

Bunker (breed's) hill

Jun 17, 1775

Colonies commanders- Israel Putnam; William Prescott; Joseph Warren †; John Stark
Britain commanders- William Howe; Sir Robert Pigot; James Abercrombie; Henry Clinton
Strategic importance- The battle at the time was considered to be a colonial defeat; however, the losses suffered by the British troops gave encouragement to the colonies.

Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)

Dec 26, 1776

Colonies- George Washington; Nathanael Greene
Hesse-Kessel- Johann Rall

Saratoga 2nd battle

Oct 7, 1777

Colonies- Horatio Gates; Benedict Arnold; Benjamin Lincoln; Enoch Poor; Ebenezer Learned; Daniel Morgan
Britain- John Burgoyne; Simon Fraser; F.A. Riedesel
Strategic importance- French entered war on the American side

Siege of Charlestom

Mar 29, 1780

Colonial commanders- Benjamin Lincoln
British commanders- Sir Henry Clinton; Mariot Arbuthnot; Charles Cornwallis
Strategic importance- major battle towards end of war. Allowed British to advance

King's mountain

Oct 7, 1780

Colonial commanders- James Johnston; William Campbell; John Sevier; Frederick Hambright; Joseph McDowell; Benjamin Cleveland; James Williams; Isaac Shelby; Joseph Winston; William Chronicle
British commanders- Patrick Ferguson; Abraham DePeyster
Strategic importance- first major colonial victory since the siege of charleston; raised rebel morale

Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

Colonial commanders- George Washington; Marquis De Lafayette; Comte de Rochambeau; Comte de Grasse

British commanders- Charles Cornwallis; Charles O'Hara; Thomas Symonds
Strategic importance- negotiations that lead to the treaty of Paris began