battles of the american revolution

  • Battle of concord and Lexington

    Battle of concord and Lexington

    The first battle in the war. The British set our to destroy the colonists guns and to capture rebels like john Hancock. America won
  • Battle of bunker hill

    Battle of bunker hill

    Second battle of the war. The British tried to get up 3 times and the only reason they made it up the 4th was because the colonists ran out of supplies. Britain won but the colonists thought they won due to the amount of soldiers dead on the British side. it was a moral booster.
  • Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga NY

    Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga NY

    the colonists captured a British fort and they took weapons back to their ow forts. The colonist won.
  • Battle of Long Island (NY)

    Battle of Long Island (NY)

    The British seized long island after getting through the colonists. this was apart of their plan to separate new England from the other colonies. The British won.
  • Battles of Trenton & Princeton (NJ)

    Battles of Trenton & Princeton (NJ)

    washing defeated a bunch of the British militia and then went back to lure the British troops south. he then captured Princeton. Hr crossed the Delaware river during this time and somehow managed to survive. America won
  • Battle of Brandywine Creek (PA)

    Battle of Brandywine Creek (PA)

    The British went after the american seat of government and Washington mistakenly thought he had it fully surrounded but hi line collapsed. the British won.
  • Battle of Saratoga (NY)

    Battle of Saratoga (NY)

    The colonists cut off the British supply routes to persuade France to help them. The colonist won.
  • Battle of Charlestown (SC)

    Battle of Charlestown (SC)

    The British took over Charleston. This was the wort defeat for america with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army. The British won.
  • Battle of Cowpens (SC)

    Battle of Cowpens (SC)

    the Continental Army defeated the British in a decisive victory at Cowpens. The victory forced the British army to retreat and gave the Americans confidence that they could win the war.
  • Yorktown / Surrender (VA)

    Yorktown / Surrender (VA)

    George Washington led his troops to finish off the British army. The British surrendered and america won the war.