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Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

Great Britain (General Howe) vs. Americans (General Artemas Ward and General Israel Putnam)
- Great Britain lost more soldiers than Americans
-started when the colonists learned about the British plan to take over Dorchester Heights
-they needed to protect their land and freedom
-one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence

Long Island

Aug 27, 1776

Great Britain (General William Howe) vs. Americans (General Charles Lee)
Victor: Great Britain
-British had 63 killed and 337 wounded missing
-Washington had 970 men killed, wounded or missing, and 1,079 taken captive
- George Washington lost about one forth of his entire command

Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

Americans against Hessians (General George Washington) vs. British troops (Colonel Rahl)
Victor: Americans
- American artillery sections was commanded by Captain Alexander Hamilton
- Washington entered Trenton from the North-West
- plan was to cross the Delaware at three points

Brandywine

Sep 11, 1777

British and Hessian troops (General William How) vs. American Continental Army (General George Washington)
Victor: British and Hessians
- British wore red coats and headgear
- German infantry wore blue coats
- Americans dressed as best as they could

Saratoga

Oct 7, 1777

British and German (General John Burgoyne) vs. Americans (General Horatio Gates and Brigadier Benedict Arnold)
Victors: Americans
- British planned to move south from Montreal to Albany
- battle went on for weeks
- turning point of the Revolutionary War

Monmouth

Jun 28, 1778

British and German (General Henry Clinton, General Earl Cornwallis and General Knyphausen) vs. American Continental troops and Militia (General George Washington and General Charles Lee)
Victor: Tie
- both sides lost about 350 men who were killed, wounded or captured
- Clinton wanted to evacuate Philadelphia
- 10,000 British troops against 11,000 Americans

Capture of Savannah

Dec 29, 1778

Great Britain (Colonel Archibald Campbell) vs. US ( Robert Howe)
Victor: Great Britain
- established a line of defense half a mile away from south
- US had only 700 men and over 550 men killed
- Britain had 7 men killed and 16 wounded killed 7 and 16 wounded

Cowpens

Jan 17, 1781

Americans (Colonel Daniel Morgan) vs. British and loyalist Americans (Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton)
Victor: Americans
- Americans had about 1,000 men
- British had around 1,100 men
- Tarleton marched his force onto the battlefield and attacked immediately

Guilford Court House

Mar 15, 1781

British (General Lord Cornwallis) vs. Americans (General Nathaniel Greene)
Victor: Brisish
British (General Lord Cornwallis) vs. Americans (General Nathaniel Greene)
Victor: British
- Brisish had 550 men dead and wounded
- Americans had 250 men dead and wounded
- 1,900 British against 4,400 Americans

Yorktown

Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 18, 1781

Americans (General Washington) and French (General de Rochambeau) vs. British (General Lord Cornwallis)
Victor: Americans and French
- Cornwallis marched army into Virginia and seized Yorktown and Gloucester
- Americans and French marched out of Williamsburg and into Yorktown
- put British into siege by forming a circle around them
- 500 British, 80 Americans and 200 French died