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Bunker hill
On June 17 ,1775 William Howe was the commander in chief of the British . Even though they lost, the nonexperienced colonial forces inflicted major casualties against the British. This gave the colonies a confidence boosted. -
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Lexington and Concord
On April , 19 1775 was The very first revolutionary was battlewas this place. Colonel major Pitcairn and lord Percy led and commanded the British. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
May , 10 1775 under the command of all thier leaders. Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold, they crossed lake Champlain at dawn. This protected New York and New England from the British from Canada. -
Trenton/Princeton
On December 26,1776 George Washington commanded the militiamen, and colonel johann hall commanded the hessian. Washington defeated a formidable garrison of hessian mercenaries before with drawing. -
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Saratoga
General john burgoyme led the British and German forced. The battle of Saratoga ,comprising two significant battle during September and October 1777, was a crucial victory for the patriots during the American revolution and is considered the turning point of the revolutionary war. -
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Kings mountain
Patriot militia under colonel William Campbell defeat loyalist militia under major partrick ferguson at the battle of kings mountain. The battle of kings mountain , fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the revolutionary war. This was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British Invasion of Charletons, ad in may 1780 -
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Yorktown
General George Washington commanded the American and French forces and General lord Charles cornwalls commanded the British. Battle of Yorktown definition: the battle of Yorktown was a military conflict between the kingdom of great British and its thirteen colonies in North American during the revolutionary war. -
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Siege of charleston
Major Greer all Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the charleston garrison. After a siege that began on April 2,1780. Americans suffer thier worst defeat of the revolution on the day in 1780. With the unconditional surrender of major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at ,south Carolina
