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Battle of Bunker hill
The british won the battle.General Artemas Ward and General Thomas Gage was general for the british. The general for the continental side was General William Howe. The britsh fought to secure the boston harbor and to protect charlestown.The entire peninsula was in the hands of the british. The british was forced to retreat twice after marching up the hill three times. -
Battle of Long Island
The british won the battle of Long Island. British comander General William Howe. The general for the opposing side was General George Washington. General William Howe wanted to use New York as a base to fight all the rebels. General George washington got nine-teen thousand troops to fight the battle that weren't prepre or had expierenced fighting. The opposing side finally surrender and General how let Washington fall back. -
Battle of Trenton
The continental side won the battle of Trenton. General William Howe was the general for the british. The continental gerneral was General George Washington. Washington wanted to suprise all the Hessians and catch them off guard. He split his army into two and some went north east and others went anotherway. Washington wanted to capture the hessians and he captured 918 hessians and about 500 escaped. -
Battle of Brandywine
British was the victor in the battle of brandywine. Generaal William Howe was the general for britian. General George Washington was general for the continental.89 britian troops were killed amd 300 continental troops were killed. Washingtons army were well prepared and postion to fight the british.Washington knew that if the americans failed here it was likely Philadelphia would fall. -
Battle of Saratoga
Continental side won the battle.General John Burgoyne was the general for the british and General Benedict Arnold, General Daniel Morgan and General Horatio Gates were the Gernerals for continental.The americans had a better defense side. Both sides remained nearly within cannon-shot of each other for a long time. The americans had a greater amount of troops then the birtish. -
Battle of Monmouth
British won the battle of monmouth. General Sir Henry Clinton was the Gerneral for the British, General George Washington was the General for the united states. 289 killed british troops and 400 troops were killed on the american side. The british to get the americans mad burned bridges, muddy wells and by cutting trees. Washington wants to make a compromise with the enemy. -
Battle of the Capture of Savannah
The british won the battle. General Colonel Archibald Campbell was the general for britian. General Robert Howe was the general for the americans.General Howe made a line of defense in a shape of a V. Campbell played a trick on General howe because he saw the line of defense. After General Campbell gained control of the city. -
Battle of cowpens
The continental force won the battle. General Banastre Tarleton was the general for the british. General Washington and General
Daniel Morgan were the generals for the continental force.General Morgan had expierenced from the French and Indian war. General Tarleton retreated from the battle but then came back and targeted Washington but instead she shot Washingtons horse.General Morgan had fewer men then his opponent but he rather stand and fight then retreat. -
Guilford Court House
The British won the battle. General Charles Cornwallis was the general for Great Britian. General Nathanael Greene was the general for continental.The american troops force three lines of defense agianst the british. The second line was difficult for the british to overcome.General cornwallis fired a cannon into the struggling soliders which killed the americans and some of his own soilders. Which made Generak Greene retreat leaving the british with the battlefield. -
Battle of Yorktown
The americans won the battle. General Charles Cornwallis was the general for the british. General George Washington was the general for the americans.The British surrender to the americans.Both sides arrived at Yorktown on September 28.There were 500 british killed and 80 americans killed during the battle.
