Fighting for Independence

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  • Battle of Bunker hill

    This was a American victory. The colonist led by Ethan Allen. The Americans later left due to supplies.

  • Battle of Brandywine

    This was a British victory. The colonist led by George Washington and the British by William Howe. This is the longest single day battle.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    The colonist won this battle. The colonist were led by Horatio Gates and the British by John Burgoyne. This was the major turning point for the war.

  • Valley Forge

    This was not a battle this was a standoff. While the British were inside Washington and his men sat outside of valley forge waiting on the British.

  • Valley forge

    This was not a battle. George Washington was waited out the winter at valley forge waiting on the British.

  • Battle of Charleston

    This is a British victory. The colonist led by Benjamin Lincoln and the British by Henry Clinton. One of the major battle toward the end of the war.

  • Battle of Camden

    This was British victory. The colonist led by Horatio Gates and the British by Cornwallis. This was a major victory for the British.

  • Battle of Kings Mountains

    The Americans won. The colonist led by John Sevier and the British by Patrick Ferguson.

  • Battle of Cowpens

    This was a American victory. They were led by Daniel Morgan and the British by Banastre Tarleton.

  • Battle of Guilford courthouse

    The British won. The British led by Cornwallis an the colonist by Nathanael Greene. This is one of the largest battles int he war.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    This was a American victory. The Americans were led by George Washington and the British were led by Cornwallis. This battle was the nail in the coffin, ending the war.