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Battle of Bunker Hill
America was the victor
Thomas cage was the british general
The continental generals where John Burgoyne, Henry Clinton, and William Howe.
--British failed to adopt the sounder plan of a landing on the narrow peninsula.
--British were carrying 80-pound packs.
--This battle convinced many patriots that a regular military establishment was unnecessary. -
Battle of Long Island
The victor was mostly the British.
Richerd Howe was the british commander.
George Washington was a continental commander.
--After evacuating the British commander wisely decided to seize New York.
--Howe transported fifteen thousand troops from the tip of Staten Island to Long Island and prepared to advance against the Americans.
--The British victory was from good planning and execution and in part to American carelessness.
--Howe allowed Washington to fall back and regroup his defence. -
Battle of Trenton
Victor was America
George Washington was the continental commander
William Howe was the british general
--Washington crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania to gather his forces.
--Before marching his troops toward the Delaware on late Christmas afternoon, Washington had Thomas Paine's The Crisis read to his men, lifting their spirits.
--Rall was mortally wounded trying to rally his hung-over troops. -
Battle of Brandywine
Vctor was Bitish
Gorge Wahington was the continental commander
Wlliam Hwe was the british commander
--Washington had about eleven thousand men to oppose the British advance.
--Even though he was the stranger, Howe approached the Brandywine with a far better understanding of the local geography than that of Washington.
--The American losses of killed, wounded, and captured were high. -
Battle of Saratoga
America was the victory
Brgoyne was the contenental commander
Faizer was the british commander
--Burgoyne's men remained on the battlefield during the night.
--The Americans losses were about half of those of Burgoyne.
--Overall, the British and Germans lost about six hundred men -
Battle of Monmouth
Vctor was Bitish
American commander was washington
The british general was clinton
--Clinton sent some of his equipment and about three thousand Philadelphia Loyalists to New York.
--Lee's performance on the battlefield was one of the worst by any American commander during the war.
-When the sun came up the British side of the field was empty.
--Around six hundred, the majority Germans, deserted during or immediately after the battle. -
Capture Of Savannah
Victor was British
Archibald Campbell is british commander
American Major General Robert Howe
-- French troops included 500 free Haitians .
--Patriots lost 83 men and another 483 were captured.
-- The British lost only 3 men and another 10 were wounded. -
Cowpens
Victor was America
Continental general was Nathaniel Greene
British general was Charles Cornwallis
--The British lost 110 men and more than 200 more were wounded, while an additional 500 were captured.
--American losses totaled only 12 killed and 60 wounded .
--Cornwallis dispatched Tarleton with 1,100 Redcoats and Loyalists. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
British victory
British troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis
American General George Washington
-- British suffered significant troop losses during the battle.
--Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for the Carolinas and instead took his army into Virginia
--American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene -
Battle of Yorktown
American victory
George washington was general
British General Lord Charles Cornwallis
--Cornwallis did not attend the formal surrender ceremony.
--American army of 5,000 troops to block Cornwallis' escape from Yorktown.
--Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.
