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Lexington and Concord
British commander was Thomas Gage, militia was James Barrett. It was an American victory, the start of the American Revolution, and the British were driven back to Boston. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
British officer was William Delaplace and Ethan Allen was part of the Green Mountain Boys. In the end, Ticonderoga and Crown Point were captured by the New England militia. The capturing of the fort was an assault. -
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Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill
Commander of the United Colonies was William Prescott, and of the British, James Abercrombie. There were three assaults on Bunker Hill. The colonies were heavily outnumbered when the assault occurred and they were forced to surrender, some were captured. -
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Trenton and Princeton
Commander for the U.S. was George Washington and Johann Rall and Charles Cornwallis for the Britains. In Trenton, Washington crossed the Delaware River and captured the Hessian army. In Princeton, he surrounded Cornwallis' army after crossing back into New Jersey. -
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Saratoga
Commanders for the U.S. were Benedict Arnold and for the Brits Simon Fraser. John Burgoyne was surrounded by American forces in upstate New York, and he took two battles to get out. They both failed, and he fled to Saratoga, and he and his army then surrendered. -
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Siege of Charleston
Commander of the Britains was Lord Cornwallis and for the U.S. Abraham Whipple. Benjamin Lincoln surrendered to the Brits after six weeks. One of America's worst loses during the war. -
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King's Mountain
Patrick Ferguson for the Loyalists and Benjamin Cleveland for the Patriots. The Loyalists surrendered when Ferguson was shot dead, who before, was confronted by a rebel officer and shot him dead. -
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Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis for the Brits and George Washington for the Americans. Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. After this, the war basically ended.