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Battles of Concord & Lexington (MA)
The significance of the conflict was that victory against the British was unexpected and provided the Colonists with the confidence and belief in their ability to win further victories. The Battle of Concord was a great propaganda victory for the colonists. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was a tactical victory for the British, but it proved to be a sobering experience, involving more than twice the casualties than the Americans had incurred, including many officers. The battle demonstrated that inexperienced Continental militia could stand up to regular British army troops in battle. The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. -
Battle of Long Island
Significance of the Battle of Long Island: The significance of the conflict was that U.S. forces were forced to retreat to Manhattan, then New Jersey. However, their defensive tactics proved to be highly successful against the British. The following picture represents some of the early designs of the American flag. The Battle of Long Island was a decisive victory for the British. -
Battles of Trenton & Princeton
Significance of the Battle of Trenton: The significance of the conflict was that the Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. Washington snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and proved his amateur army could defeat the British. -
Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga
The capture of fort of Ticonderoga had a major and positive impact on the American soldiers. It was the first victory of rebels in American Revolution which served as a moral booster for them. It provided them the control of cannons which were used in the subsequent rebel attacks and sieges. The fort was finally captured by the British in 1759. -
Battle of Brandy wine Creek
The one-day battle at Brandy wine cost the Americans more than 1,100 men killed or captured while the British lost approximately 600 men killed or injured. To make matters worse, the Patriots were also forced to abandon most of their cannon to the British victors after their artillery horses fell in battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival. Despite being overcome during the Battle of Freeman's Farm, the Continental Army persevered and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga. -
Battle of Charleston
Siege of Charleston, (1780) during the American Revolution, British land and sea campaign that cut off and forced the surrender of Charleston, S.C., the principal port city of the southern American colonies. The Siege of Charleston ended in victory for the British. -
Battle of Cowpens
Cowpens was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. It gave a major boost to Patriot morale, inflicted casualties that the British could not replace and ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown that fall. Battle of Cowpens, in the American Revolution, brilliant American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina that slowed Lord Cornwallis's campaign to invade North Carolina. -
Yorktown / Surrender
Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Lacking the financial resources to raise a new army, the British government appealed to the Americans for peace. Almost two years later, on September 3, 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris brought the war to an end. On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War.
