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Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. Fought during the Siege of Boston, it lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause. -
Battle of Brandywine
On September 11, 1777 it was a critical time for George Washington. He had just been soundly defeated in New York and morale was very low. His writings to the Continental Congress tell us so. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 7, 1777 the Americans defeated the British in the Battle of Saratoga. The commanders of the Battle were, Americans:Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln, Horatio Gates, British:General John Burgoyne. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Where the American colonists spent most of their winter during 1777-1778. -
Battle of Charleston
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Charleston. There were 92 Americans killed, 148 wounded, and 4650 captured. -
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis routed the American forces of Major General Horatio Gates about 10 km north of Camden, South Carolina, strengthening the British hold on the Carolinas. -
Battle of King Mountains
On October 7, 1780 the Battle of King Mountain took place with the British and Colonists. Upon arriving at Kings Mountain, the Patriot soldiers dismounted. After tying up the horses, the soldiers formed in a horseshoe around the base of the mountain behind their leaders, who remained on horseback. -
Battle of Cowpen
The Battle of Cowpens January 17, 1781 was a decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
On the bright, late winter day of March 15, 1781, the Revolutionary War came to a remote county seat in north central North Carolina. Guilford Courthouse, with its population of considerably fewer than 100, was on this day the temporary residence of 4,400 American soldiers and their leader, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene. -
Battle of Yorktown
On October 9, 1981 the Americans defeated the British troops in the Battle of Yorktown. The Americans captured 8007 British troops out of 8980.