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Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was at the time considered to be an American defeat. British won. The Battle of Bunker Hillis was consider the first major battle of the Rolutionary War. General Howe was english commander and General Artemas Ward was general for the U.S natian. The battle was on the Charlestown Peninsula on the North side of Boston Harbour. For the English they learned a painful lesson from this battle. They captured the hill, out of 2,200 soldiers engaged, 1,034 were casualties. -
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Battle of Long Island
The victor of this battle was the British. Continental General was George Washington. The General of the british was Sir William Howe. This battle took place New York. Washington expected that Howe would attack New York which was held for the Congress marched much of his army south to that city. The British sailed north to Halifax in Nova Scotia. It was the summer of 1776 that Howe launched his attack on New York. Washington built batteries on Manhattan and Long Island to prevent the British. -
Battle of Trenton
The winner of this battle was George Washington and his Amercian troops. The general for U.S was George Washington. The British Major General was William Howe in the battle. The Americans found it safe to cross the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. Making it impossible for the British to follow until ice formed. Washington’s army had lost more than half of its men to illness,desertion and enlistment expirations. Washington’s army crossing the Delaware in the freezing conditions was a major event -
Battle of Brandywine
The victor from the Battle of Brandywine was the British Troops. The General was George Washington. The British General was William Howe. The size of the army was around 6,000 British and Hessians against 8,000 Americans. Howe brought his army by sea to the Chesapeake intending to capture Philadelphia. On the September 9 1,777 Washington’s army took positions behind the Brandywine Creek at Chad’s Ford. It hastened the loss of Philadelphia to the British. The British failed. -
Battle of Saratoga
The victor was the American troops. Major General John Burgoyne lead the british troops in this battle. Major General Horatio Gates and General commanded Washington lead the American army. Of the 7,000 British and Germans who marched from Canada only 3,500 were fit for duty at the surrender. The Two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates. -
Battle of Monmouth
The victor for this battle was a draw. General Sir Henry Clinton was the general for this battle. General George Washington and Major General Charles Lee were the Continental Generals for American Troops. General Howe returned to England, relieved of his appointment in command in America at his own request, to be replaced by General Clinton. George Washington moved his army across the Delaware River with the goal of attacking General Clinton as his troops marched from Philadelphia to New York. -
Battle of Capture of Savammah
The General was Robert Howe the continental army. Archibald Campbell had overall command of U.S nation. The victor of the battle was the British. Henry Clinton, in charge of British troop in America, is ordered to move to the South. The U.S nation had more death and due to this they lost. Howe was forced to retire into South Carolina. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Americans were the victors of the Battle of Cowpens. Colonel Daniel Morgan was the Amercian general. Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton was british. The Americans had around 1,000 men and the British around 1,100. This small battle had an effect disproportionate to its size. As seemed to be the case throughout the war British victories achieved little in the long term while every American victory gave encouragement to the colonies. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
The General were Lord Cornwallis against General Nathaniel Greene. The british won this battle. It took place in North Carolina. The largest, most contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at the small North Carolina backcounty hamlet of Guilford Courthouse. Following the battle Cornwallis began his move into Virginia which led finally to Yorktown and his surrender. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Washington commanded the Americans, General de Rochambeau commanded the French and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British. The victor for this battle was Amercians and French. This Battle french got into american side and fighted against the English. It took place in Virgina. Americans bigger army. The capitulation of the British to the Americans and French ended the fighting in the war and led to the Peace Treaty that acknowledged the independence of the American states.
