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Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
Victor: Colonists
Generals:
British--> Gage
Continental-->Prescott
*Actually took place on Breed's Hill.
*British General, Gage, sent 2300 troops under the command of Major General Howe
*Americans proved themselves and the rest of the world that they could stand up to the British army.
*Bunker and Breed's Hill overlooked the Boston port so Americans needed to keep the areas.
*American casualties: 115 killed and 305 wounded; 30 captured.
*Great Britain: 226 killed and 828 wounded; none captured -
Bunker Hill(continued)
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Title:The Battle of Bunker Breeds) Hill
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The Battle of Long Island(Brooklyn Heights)
Victor: British
British General: William Howe
American General: Charles Lee with George Washington
*Washington and lee lost a quarter of their entire command.
*Washington put himself into a trap' he split his tyroops between Manhattan and Long Island leaving ports open that the British could enter through.
*Took place in Jamaica Pass in Brooklyn.
*Washington ordered a evacuation.
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The Battle of Trenton
Victor: Americans
British Generals: William Howe
American General: George Washington
*Approached the town and many people were drunk because it was Christmas time.(relaxed security)
*Surprised the British and few were able to even put up a fight.
*Washington knew the British had another army at Princeton so he decided to rertreat since his army was tired and only one third of his troops made it to Trenton like planned. -
Battle of Trenton(continued)
*Battle of Trenton was Washingtons only clear victory during the American Revolution. -
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Battle of Brandywine
Victor: British
British General: William Howe
American General: George washington
*clash on Brandywine creek in southeastern Pennsylvania.
*Howe divided his troops into two groups to attack Washington. One attacked from the front and the other went around to get behind washington.
*This revolutionary defeat helped jumpstart the British conquest of Philadelphia.
*September 26, 1777 General Howe marched into Philadelphia; however, he failed to give Washington a crushing blow as he planned. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Victor: Americans
British General: Burgoyne
American General: Gates
*Burgoynes had a goal of making it to Albany.
*September 13th Burgoyne moved his trtoops across the river.
*American attempts to retake Ticonderoga were unsuccessful.
*Burgoyne had little to do but surrender at the end of the second battle. -
Battle of Monmouth
Victor: Americans
British General: Cornwallis
American General: Henry Clinton
*The movement of the British disrupts Lee's plan to isolate and destroy the back guard.
*Lee sees his men starting to fall and become weak.
*calls for many parts to retreat.
*Washington keeps going while Lee starts to retreat.
*Washington fails to do what he planned, but he wounded many of the British troops.
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The Battle of Savannah
Victor: British
British General: Henry Clinton
American General: General Robert Howe
*American defense tries to defend Savannah, Georgia under Robert Howe.
*With only 700 men, the British start pushing the defense back.
*With a loss of over 550 men, Howe is forced to retreat to South Carolina. -
The Battle of Cowpens
Victor: American victory
British General: General Cornwallis
American General: Daniel Morgan
*Decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces.
*About four times the number of British killed or wounded compared to the Americans.
*Over 700 British captured.
*Turning point in a reconquest of South Carolina from the British. -
The Battle of Guilford Court House
Victor: british victory
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
American General: Nathaniel Greene
*British overran Georgia and South Carolia. Could potentially be North Carolina and Virginia too.
*American army consisted of 1700 Continentals and 2700 militia.
*Cornwallis was confident even though he was out numbered.
*General Greene ordered his army to retreat, leaving Cornwallis with control of the battlefield.
*Changed the tides of the ongoing war between British and Americans. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Victor: American (helped by French)
British General: General Cornwallis
American General: George Washington
*American forces were helped by French forces to defeat British led by General Cornwallis.
*Last major land battle of the Revolutionary War.
*Much needed victory for the Americans.
*Cornwallis' surrender prompted the British government to negotiate to put an end to the conflict. I used the American Revolution.org for all my information on this timeline.
