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The Battle of Bunker Hill
Great Britain General- Sir William Howe
Continental Generals- Dr. Joesph Warren, Israel Putnam, William Prescot
VIctor- Britian
* Britain lost over 1,000 casualties out of the some 2,300 who faught
* Even though the British had won the battle, the American troops realized that the British army was not as powerful as they thought
* Even though the battle lasted only 3 hours, it was among one of the most dealiest -
The Battle of Long Island
British Generals- Lord Chareles Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, Sir William Howe
Continental Generals- George Washington, Israel Putnam, William Alexander
Victor- Britain
*Britian lost about 63 men, where as the Continental had lost about 970 men
*Even though George Washington knew the British were going to attack New York, he still wanted to try to hold on to NYC and Brooklyn
*The British forced the Americans out of New York -
The Battle of Trenton
British General- Johann Rall
Continental General- George Washington
Victor- Continental Army
* The Continental Army lost about half of it's troops due to illness/desertion
*Continental Army struggled to cross the weather by boat due to the weather conditions
*Washington planned to attack at night so they would not be seen, but due to the weather conditions they were thrown off schedule and the attack actually started around 8am -
The Battle of Brandywine
British General- Sir William Howe
Continental General- George Washington
Victor- Britain
*Continental troops spread out by 6 miles to cover the east side of the Brandywire Creek
*The British crossed a part of the creek that was unguarded, giving them an advantage
* The morning of the 11th, there was a thick fog, making it easier for the British troops to sneak in
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The Battle of Saratoga
British General- John Burgoyne
Continental Generals- Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln, Horatio Gates
Victor- Continental Army
*John Burgoyne's plan was to take all of New York away from the Americans
*John Burgoyne had to surrender almost all of his troops to the Continental Army
* Major turning point, Britain realizes that they could lose the war -
The Battle of Monmouth
British General- Sir Henry Clinton
Continental General- George Washington
Victor- Draw
*Continental troops were able to take over the land
* Britain was not looking for a war, they just wanted to protect their baggage, and they did
*The Continental/British armies both lost many men due to heat exhaustion -
The Capture of Savannah
British General- Archibald Cambell
Continental General- Robert Howe
Victor- Britain
*The Continental Army was completely out numbered by 3100-850
*Howe ended the war with about half of his army
*Howe ordered an immediate retreat but there were too many British soldiers -
The Battle of Cowpens
British General- Banastre
Continental General- Daniel Morgan
Victor- Continental Army
*Turning point for the British
*Morgan's Army took 712 troops as prisoners
*The Continental Army was now encouraged to fight harder -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
British General- Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental General- Nathanael Greene
Victor- Britian
*General Greene ordered his troops to retreat
*Britain took control of the battlefield
*The fact that the Continental Army lost the battle stunned many, due to the fact that they had such a bigger army -
The Battle of Yorktown
British General- Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental General- George Washington
Victor- Continental Army
*Britain was completely out numbered
*Last battle of the American Revolutionary War
*British surrendered and ordered a peace treaty
