Fighting the American Revolution

  • Battle of Bunker Hill (Henry Clinton)

    Battle of Bunker Hill (Henry Clinton)
    British Victory; Battle of Bunker Hill the American colonist would prove to their British foe that they were a serious military force determined to win their independence.
  • Battle of Brandywine (Anthony Wayne)

    Battle of Brandywine (Anthony Wayne)
    British Victory; The battle was inevitable as both camps had been planning for the battle beforehand. The British were the victors of this battle, forcing Americans to withdraw towards Philadelphia, where the rebel capital resided.
  • Battle of Saratoga (Friedrich Adolf Riedesel)

    Battle of Saratoga (Friedrich Adolf Riedesel)
    American Victory; In 1777 the British launched an offensive from their position in Canada against the Americans in New York.
  • Valley Forge (George Washington)

    Valley Forge (George Washington)
    British Victory; Valley Forge was where the American Continental Army made camp during the winter of 1777-1778.
  • Battle of Charleston (Henry Clinton)

    Battle of Charleston (Henry Clinton)
    British Victory; The Battle of Charleston was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Camden (Charles Cornwallis)

    Battle of Camden (Charles Cornwallis)
    British Victory; The Battle of Camden in South Carolina was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Kings Mountains (Patrick Ferguson)

    Battle of Kings Mountains (Patrick Ferguson)
    American Victory; The Battle of King's Mountain was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Cowpens (Banastre Tarleton)

    Battle of Cowpens (Banastre Tarleton)
    American Victory; The Battle of Cowpens was a very important victory for the Americans in their fight for independence from Great Britain
  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse (Charles Cornwallis)

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse (Charles Cornwallis)
    British Victory; After the war Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for the Carolinas and instead took his army into Virginia.
  • Battle of Yorktown (Charles Cornwallis)

    Battle of Yorktown (Charles Cornwallis)
    American Victory; The Americans had a fighting force of approximately 8,800 who were aided by 7,800 French soldiers against a British force of about 6,000.