Fighting the American Revolution

  • Battle Of Bunker hill

    Battle Of Bunker hill
    The British won, but the Americans confidence was boosted.
    American Commanders- Israel Putnum, William Prescott
    British commanders-Henry Clinton, Samuel graves, William Howe, Thomas gage, John stark
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Battle of Brandywine
    British won and were able to drive George Washington and his troops to Philadelphia.
    American commander- George Washington
    British commander- William Howe
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The british surrender
    Commander of America- Benedict Arnold
    Commander of British- John Burgonye
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    Where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78
    American commander- George Washington
    British commander- William Alexander
  • Battle of Charleston

    Battle of Charleston
    The biggest lost of the Americans, the British gain control of the south.
    American commander- Benjamin Lincoln
    British commanders- Henry Clinton, Mariot Arbuthnot, Charles Cornwallis
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden
    Pitted American forces against a small British field force
    American Commanders-Major General Horatio Gates
    British commander-Charles, Lord Cornwallis
  • Battle of kings mountain

    Battle of kings mountain
    Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia in North Carolina.
    American commander-James Johnston, John Sevier, William Campbell
    British commander- Patrick Ferguson
  • Battle of Cowpens

    Battle of Cowpens
    Cause Cornwallis' troops to move to Yorktown, starting to end the revolution
    American commander- Daniel Morgan
    British commander- Banastre Tarleton
  • Battle of Guildford courthouse

    Battle of Guildford courthouse
    Cornwallis pursued Greene’s army in an attempt to defeat him before launching the final and ill-fated British invasion of Virginia.
    American commander- Nathanial Greene
    British commander- Lord Cornwallis
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The British surrender in this battle, ending the American revolution. Commander of America- George Washington
    Commander of French- Comte De' Rochambeau
    Commander of British- Charles Cornwallis