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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. The British fired first but fell back when the colonists returned the volley. This was the “shot heard 'round the world” later immortalized by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
First rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, a British approach that forced a small French garrison to withdraw. A surprise capture of the fort by Americans. A British army approach that forced the Continental Army to withdraw. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island, Battle of Hog Island and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary -
The Battle of Bunker
The British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city, some 1,000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott built earthen fortifications on top of Breed’s Hill, overlooking Boston and located on the Charlestown Peninsula. -
The Battle of Quebec
Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery attempted to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec and with it win support for the American cause in Canada. -
The Battle of Long Island
The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. British forces under a far more experienced military professional, General Sir William Howe, had soundly drubbed the American army in the Battle of Long Island and were now poised to finish it off -
The Battle of White Plains
British and American Forces fought during the Battle of White Plains was located in White Plains, New York. The Battle of White Plains ended in victory for the British. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was won by the American forces. The battle pitted approximately 2,400 soldiers of the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington, up against about 1,400 Hessian soldiers commanded by Colonel Johann Rall. -
The Battle of Princeton
The American victory at the Battle of Princeton was one of the most consequential of the American Revolution. George Washington and his soldiers marched north from Trenton and attacked a British force south of the town. -
The Battle of Oriskany
One of the bloodiest battles in the North American. The battle was between British troops and American defenders of the Mohawk Valley, which contributed to the failure of the British campaign in the North.The battle that followed resulted in heavy casualties for both sides. -
The Battle of Bennington
Brigadier General John Stark and his American forces successfully defeated two detachments of British General John Burgoyne's invading army. -
The Battle of Brandywine
General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on General George Washington and the Patriot outpost at Brandywine Creek near Chadds Ford, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the road linking Baltimore and Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Patriot victory at Saratoga is often seen as the turning point in the war. It renewed the morale of the American public, but it convinced potential foreign partners, such as France, that American could win the war, and that it might be in their best interests to send aid. -
The Battle of Germantown
Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Fought 18 days apart in 1777, and are considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War. When they were over, British Gen. John Burgoyne and his army of nearly 6,000 surrendered. -
The Battle of Monmouth
Happened in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
The Capture of Savannah
An American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant -
The Siege of Charleston
The battlefield in which the British and American Forces fought during the Battle of Charleston was located in Charleston, South Carolina. The Siege of Charleston ended in victory for the British. -
The Battle of Camden
A devastating defeats suffered by the Americans in the early stages of the British military offensive in the South. After capturing Charleston , British forces under General Charles Lord Cornwallis established a supply depot and garrison at Camden as part of their effort to secure control of the South Carolina back country. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
A military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. -
The Battle of Cowpens
e Continental Army forces in this battle were led by Brigadier General Daniel Morgan. The British forces in this battle were led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The British forces at the Battle of Cowpens was approximately 1,150 soldiers. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
American and British forces fought for several hours near Guilford Courthouse. The battle was the culmination of several months of hard campaigning by the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
American Revolution engagement fought near Charleston, South Carolina, between British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart and American forces commanded by General Nathanael Greene. -
The Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary
