Fighting for Independence

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  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts . Despite their loss ,the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy .
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Battle of Brandywine
    Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. British Victory .
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    This battle was the turning point in the North . This helped convince France to join America against Britain ,providing vital help . It was an American Victory .
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    Washington and other officers drilled , disciplined the soldiers to boost morale . After the winter , Washington's man were stronger and able to win the Battle of Yorktown
  • Battle of Charleston

    Battle of Charleston
    Britain captured Charleston and brutally invaded South Carolina . British General George Cornwallis was put in charge of conquering the Carolinas' countryside . British Victory
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden
    South Carolina, pitted American forces under Major General Horatio Gates against a small British field force commanded by Lieutenant General. Charles, Lord Cornwallis .British Victory .
  • Battle of King Mountains

    Battle of King Mountains
    This battle was the turning point in the South .Patriots (the "overmountainmen") marched out of the Appalchian Mountains to stop the British at King Mountain .
  • Battle of Cowpens

    Battle of Cowpens
    American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan 1736 -1802 routed British forces under Lieutenant Colnel Banste Tarleton . American Victory
  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse
    Although British troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis (1738 -1805) scored a tactical victory at Guilford Courthouse over American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene . British Victory .
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    Cornwallis marched to Yorktown ,on the coast of Virginia , to wait for resupply from the British navy .The Battle of Yorktown caused Britain to declare the war over . American Victory .