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Fight for Independence
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Battle of Bunker Hill
British victory at Bunker Hill came at a terrible price for the British, with nearly half of the 2,200 Redcoats who entered the battle killed or wounded in just two hours of fighting. The patriots sustained over 400 casualties. -
Battle of Brandywine
British commander Sir William Howe set out to capture Philadelphia. Instead of marching his troops across New Jersey, he placed his army on board ships, and sailed to Chesapeake Bay. As soon as General George Washington learned about the intentions of Sir William he marched his army to Chadd's Ford, where the road from Chesapeake Bay to Philadelphia crossed Brandywine Creek. Ending in a British Victory. -
Battle of Saratoga
Ended with an American victory; the turning point of Revolutionary war and convinced the French of American strength which persuaded the French to support the Americans with military aid. -
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Valley Forge
The military camp where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of Charleston
The British won. This battle was one of the major battles which took place toward the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus to the American Southern Colonies. -
Battle of Camden
The experienced British soldiers easily intimidated the inexperienced militia that made up two-thirds of the force led by General Gates. Many militia fled before even firing a shot and General Horatio Gates had no alternative but to retreat. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
A decisive victory in South Carolina for the Patriot militia over the Loyalist militia in the Southern campaign -
Battle of Cowpens
The small force led by General Daniel Morgan met at the enemy at Cowpens and quickly killed or captured nearly all of the British who had become undisciplined and broken ranks. A great victory for the American Continental Army. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
British sustained heavy casualties and Cornwallis abandoned the Carolinas and marched for Virginia; It ended with a British victory. -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War.