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Battle of Bunker Hill
Victor: Britian
British General: Sir William Howe
Continental Generals: Artemas Ward and Israel Putnam
-General Gage and his men were blockaded in Boston by the American Continental Army
*To fix this, he decided to seize the Charlestown peninsula across the harbor
*The American troops consisting of about 1,500 men took over Bunker and Breed's Hill on the peninsula.
*The American Army ran out of ammunition, forcing them to retreat -
Battle of Long Island
Victor: British
British: General Howe
Continental: General Washington -Attack was made in the early morning by Hessians from Flatbush under General Heister and General Grant
-Americans began to retreat back to their camp but were trapped from behind which caused them to be driven back until they met Hessians who chased them while General Grant's men intercepted
-American army became dispirited
-About 450 loses between the British and Hessians but over 1,000 loses for Americans. -
Battle of Trenton
Victor: American Continental Army
British Genral: Johann Rall
Continental General: George Washington -About 8:00AM a Hessian guard about a half mile outside Trenton was attacked by American troops following with capturing and dispersing of many Germans
*In fact, 906 men were captured during this battle
-Colonel Rall, awoke from a deep sleep, appeared upon his horse, trying to rally his troops.
*The Hessians fled into an orchard where Rall, shot from his horse, tumbled to the ground. -
Battle of Brandywine
Victor: British
British General: Howe
Continental General: Washington -This battle was an attack from British forces *General Washington and men thought the british could be stopped -
Battles of Saratoga
Victor: American
British General: John Burgoyne
American General: George Washington -This battle was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War
-During this battle, France entered to help the colonists and fight againt Britain
-It consisted of two battles: Freeman's Farm and the Battle of Bemis Heights -
Battle of Monmouth
Victor: American
British General: Sir Henry Clinton
Continental General: George Washington -The American harrass the British by burning bridges, muddying wells, and cutting trees across roads
-Washington orders General Lee to attack the British
*Lee does nothing to prepare for the battle -
Capture of Savannah
Victor: Britain
British General: Archibald Campbell
Continental General: Robert Howe
-Howe made an attempt to defend the city of Savannah
*He only had 850 men to fight in the battle
-Howe ordered his men to retreat
*After retreating, he was left with less than half of the original army -
Battle of Cowpens
Victor: United State colonies
British General: Banastre Tarleton
Continental General: Daniel Morgan
-This battle was viewed as one of the most complete victories of the war due to Morgan's tactical; decisions and personal leadership
-It motivated all in Southern colonies
*demoralized Loyalists and British -
Battle of Guilford Court House
Victor: Britain
British General: Lord Charles Cronwallis
Continental General: Nathanael Greene
-Cornwallis ordered forces to fire cannons into struggling soldiers
-Greene ordered men to retreat immediately
-British abandoned part of their wounded and then retreated 200 miles to find shelter and rest -
Battle of Yorktown
Victor: Untied States colonies
British General: Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental General: George Washington
-Last major battle of the Revolutionary War
_After being bombarded by U.S army, a white flag was risen from Brittish forces
-Cornwallis refused to attend the ceremony of surrender and to meet with Washington formally, claiming illness
