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Battle of Bunker Hill
British generals were Howe, Abercrombie and the American generals were Putnam, Prescott. The American generals told them not to shoot until they see the whites of their eyes. British Victory. A fatal lack of ammunition dooms the colonists chances in an early American Revolutionary battle near Boston. The Battle of Bunker Hill was not actually fought on Bunker Hill. -
Battle of Brandywine
British Victory.US generals were George Washington, Nathanael Greene, & John Sullivan. They British generals were Charles Cornwallis & William Howe. Took place west of Philadelphia. Size of the armies: Around 6,000 British and Hessians against 8,000 Americans. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. (American Victory). Not only did it renew the morale of the American public, but it convinced potential foreign partners, such as France, that American could win the war, and that it might be in their best interests to send aid. -
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
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. Major General Benjamin Lincoln. -
Battle of Camden
British Victory. British generals Charles Cornwallis, Banastre Tarleton, Francis Rawdon-Hastings
American generals generals Horatio Gates, Johann de Kalb, Marquis de La Rouërie. The battle of Camden was the first major battle lead by Horatio Gates in the Southern campaign. The Americans were routed and Gates fled the battlefield. This lead to his dismissal and replacement by Nathaneal Greene. -
Battle of Kings Mountains
During the American Revolution, Patriot irregulars under Colonel William Campbell defeat Tories under Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King’s Mountain in South Carolina. American victory. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was the turning point of the Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. After losing several battles in the South, the Continental Army defeated the British in a decisive victory at Cowpens. This battle left the British very weak. American Victory. The Battle of Cowpens took place in the Back country. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
British Victory . The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. American general Nathanael Greene, British general Charles Cornwallis. -
Battle of Yorktown
American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. (American Victory). General Cornwallis surrendered his 7,000 troops.
