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Lexington and Concord
Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairn and Lord Percy commanded the British Troops. First Revolutionary War battle was at Lexington and Concord. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775, under the command of their leaders, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold, the militiamen crossed Lake Champlain at dawn. The position of the fort itself was also very important as it protected New York and New England from British invasion from Canada. -
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Bunker Hill
William Howe was the commander in chief of the British army at the Battle of Bunker Hill. On June 17, 1775, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill; the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted casualties against the British. -
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Trenton/Princeton
George Washington commanded the militiamen, and Colonel Johann Hall commanded the Hessians. The strategic importance of the conflict was that the Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. -
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Saratoga
General John Burgoyne commanded the British and German force. General Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold commanded the American army. The British troops surrendering marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
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Siege of Charleston
Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston garrison, surrendered his forces to the British, resulting in one of the worst American defeats of the war. -
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King's Mountain
Patriot militia under Colonel William Campbell defeat Loyalist militia under Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain. The importance of this battle is the Americans got a much needed morale boost, Lord Cornwallis was forced to withdraw from North Carolina temporarily, and the British loyalist strategy suffered a major blow. -
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Yorktown
General George Washington commanded the American and French forces and General Lord Charles Cornwallis commanded the British. The importance of this battle was that it caused the surrender of the British in the Revolutionary War, leading to America's victory.