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Bunker Hill
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Victor- British
Generals- Major General Howe and General Artemas Ward and General Israel Putnam
-1500 Americans vs 2400 British troops.
-Gave Americans the thought that they can handle the Birtish army.
-British suffered 1150 killed and wounded while Americans suffered only 450 killed and wounded.. -
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Long Island
Long Island
Victor- British
Generals- Major General Lord Howe and General George Washington
-British surprised attack teh Americans in the morning of August 27, 1776
-It was an embarrassing battle for the Americans.
-Birtish Casualties were 400 while the Americans were somewhere around 2000. -
Trenton
Victor- Americans
Generals- General George Washington against Colonel Rahl
-Americans had 2,400 troops with 18 guns, 1,400 Hessians with 6 light guns.
-Restored confidence of Ameicans -
Brandywine
Victor-British and Hessians
Generals- Major General Sir William Howe and General George Washington
-Washington was outmenuvered and was forced to retreat.
-The battle ended with the Americans retreating up the road to Philadelphia.
-British casualties were 550 killed and wounded while Americans suffered about 1000 killed and wounded. -
Saratoga
Victor- Americans
Generals- British and Herman army were by Major General John Burgoyne commanded .American army were by Major General Horatio Gates and Brigadier Benedict Arnold.
-The surrender of the British changed the course of the war.
-French were convinced to help out the Americans with the conflict.
-British suffered about 1600 while Americnas suffered 800. -
Monmouth
Victor- Draw
Generals- Americans were by General George Washington and Major General Charles Lee, British were by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Earl Cornwallis and Major General Knyphausen
- Americans had 11000 soldiers vs 10000 British soldiers.
-British suffered 300 deaths while Americans suffered 350 deaths.
-Britihs retreated to the North. -
Capture of Savannah
Victor- British
Generals- Americans were by Major General Benjamin Lincoln and Vice Admiral Comte d'Estaing, British were by Brigadier General Augustine Prevost
-Americans had about 5000 men while British had about 3200 men.
-Americans suffered 244 killed, 584 wounded, and 120 captured while British had 40 killed, 63 wounded, and 52 missing.
-No American or French troops blocked Maitland's route and he reached the city safely. -
Cowpens
Victor- Americans
Generals- Americans were by Colonel Daniel Morgan, British were by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
-American had about 1000 soldiers while British had about 1100 soldiers.
-The British lost 39 officers, 60 soldiers killed, 829 were captured while 12 Americans were killed and 60 wounded.
-Tarleton was known as a ruthless commander. -
Guilford Court House
Victor- British
Generals- Americans were by General Nathaniel Greene and Britsih were by Major General Lord Cornwallis
-Americans had 4400 soldiers while British had about 1900 soldiers
-Casualties were Americans with 250 deaths and British with 550 deaths. -The battle was fought in a woodland area, which made it for Greene's unit to communicate. -
Yorktown
Victor- Americans and French
- Generals Washington controlled the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau controlled the French and Major General Lord Cornwallis controlled the British.
-French blocked aid from Cornwallis.
-There were 8,800 Americans, 7,800 French against 6,000 British.
-Surrender of Cornwallis ended the British Campaign.
