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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord took place on April 19th,1775. The battles were the 1st military engagements of the American Revolution. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were won by the American militias. At the battles of Lexington and Concord the colonists suffered from 93 casualties and the British suffered from 300 casualties. British were going to concord because they got word that there was a stock pile of weapons there. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10th,1775 a small force of Green Mountain boys overcame a small force of British garrison at the fort. The group of mountain boys was led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold who was later to be known as a traitor because he was secretly giving the British important information. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17,1775 the British defeated the Americans at the battle of Bunker hill in Massachusetts. There were about 300 casualties. the battle was also considered one of the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution. -
Battle of long Island
On August 27,1776 the British Army won and the Colonial Army. The battle was part of the British campaign to seize control of New York and thereby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. Washington’s defeat could have led to the surrender of his entire force. But His perseverance allowed him to escape. -
Battle of Trenton
On Christmas day (December 26) 1776, General George Washington led the main Continental Army across the river to surprise and eliminate most of the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. This overwhelming victory established the American presence in New Jersey, helped to preserve the Continental Army, and for the Americans' success. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.The Battles of Saratoga were a series of battles that culminated in the Battle of Saratoga and the surrender of British General John Burgoyne. This decisive victory by the Americans was a turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.The Continental Army attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House.No one is considered to have won the Battle of Monmouth. The forces of George Washington and Sir Henry Clinton fought a draw. -
The Battle of Cowpens
On January 17, 1781 it was a victory for the Americans.The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and the battle was a turning point in the war’s Southern campaign. It took 300 Continental riflemen and about 700 militiamen with the intention of attacking a British backcountry fort. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, ending on October 19, 1781. was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops. The siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
