Fighting the American Revolution

  • 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, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. Led by William Howe
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Battle of Brandywine
    The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The scope of the victory is made clear by a few key facts: On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. Led by Friedrich Adolf Riedesel
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    Valley Forge was the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle Of Charleston

    Battle Of Charleston
    The Battle of Charleston 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. Led by Mariot Arbuthnot
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden
    The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. Led by Horatio Gates
  • Battle of Kings Mountains

    Battle of Kings Mountains
    The Battle of Kings Mountain was a decisive victory in South Carolina for the Patriot militia over the Loyalist militia in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War led by Patrick Ferguson
  • Battle of Cowpens

    Battle of Cowpens
    The Battle of Cowpens was a battle fought by Continental Army forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan in South Carolina against the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton, during the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse
    The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina, proved pivotal to the American victory in the American Revolutionary War . Although British troops under Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis scored a tactical victory at Guilford Courthouse over American forces under Major General Nathanael Greene , the British suffered significant troop losses during the battle.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    Cornwallis marched to Yorktown on the coat of Virginia to wait for resupply from the British navy. Led by Charles Cornwallis