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Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker HillAmericans forced British to flee.
Thomas Gage was the British Commander.
William Prescott was the Continetal Commander.
*Battle started because of Lexington and Concord.
*Americans were fighting down hill and British were fighting up hill.
*Howe led 1,500 British troops. -
Battle of Long Island
Major tactical victory for the British.
Richard Howe was the British Commander.
George Washington was the Continental Commander.
*This Battle was also called the Battle of Broklyn .
*Howe brought 32,000 troops
*The Battle of Long Island was also the first major Revolutionary War conflict to occur in the state of New York. -
Battle of Trenton
American troops won.
George Washington was the Continental Commander.
William Howe was the British Commander.
*Washington crossed the Delaware into Pennsylvania to gather his forces.
*This war happend both in PA and NJ.
*Washington had Thomas Paine's The Crisis read to his men, lifting their spirits for him and his men -
Battle of Brandywine
British won
Will Howe was the British Commander.
Washington was the American Commander.
*Brandywine Creek, in southeastern Pennsylvania.
*Howe was the victor, and he marched into Philadelphia but he had failed to deliver a crushing blow to Washington at Brandywine.
*Howe brought 15,000 troops. -
Battle of Saratoga
Amerian victory.
Fraser was the British General.
Horatio Gates was the Continental General.
*Frase was killed claiming an american victory.
*Burgoyne went into Canada to get more troops for British.
*there were 2 battles of Saratoga -
Battle of Monmouth
American victory.
Cliton was the Britsh Commander.
Washington was the Continetal Commander.
*It was over 100*F outside.
*It lasted for only one day.
*Cliton retreated at night. -
Capture of Savannah
British capture savannah
Archibald Campbell- british
Robert Howe = american
* The Patriots lost 83 men and another 483 were captured, and the British lost 3 men and 10 were wounded.
*Savannah remained in British control until the Redcoats left of their own accord on July 11, 1782. -
Battle of Cowpens
Daniel Morgan- continental
Banastre Tarleton-british
Americans won
*It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British
*The British lost 39 officers and 60 soldiers killed, 829 were captured and 12 Americans were killed and 60 wounded. -
Battle of Guilford Court House
The British won
Cornwallis-british
Greene-american
*Cornwallis pursued Greene’s army in an attempt to defeat him before launching the final British invasion of Virginia.
*The British attacked Washington's men -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington-american
Cornwallis-britishr
America and french won
* America teamed up with France to defeat the British at Yorktown.
*Lieutenant General de Rochambeau commanded the French
*The battle lasted from sept. 28 to Oct. 19