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Battle of Bunker Hill
Victor: British(in theory)
General:
British: Sir William Howe
Continental:Dr. Joseph Warren, Israel Putnam, William Prescott
*Colonists out fought the British but ran out of ammunition. The British took full advantage of it.
* The colonists took control of Dorchester Heights to force the British out of Boston.
*This battle proved that the colonists could stand up for themselves and "hang" with the british -
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The American Revolution
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Battle of Long Island
Victor: British
General:
British:Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, Sir William Howe
Continental: George Washington, Israel Putnam, William Alexander
* The British were preparing to cross Long Island from Staten Island
* Washington had lost almost a quarter of his entire command.
* Howe didnt want another Bunker Hill he told his men to plow in and place the guns into range.
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The Battle of Trenton
Victor: US Colonies
General:
British: Johann Rall
Continental: George Washington
*Fort Lee was abandoned and Washington started to withdraw his army across New Jersey toward Philadelphia.
* Washington was determined to attack the three Hessian battalions stationed at Trenton
* The Continental troops would approach Trenton early in the morning of December 26th -
The Battle of Saratoga
Victor: US Colonies
General:
British: General John Burgoyne
Continental: Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, Horatio Gates
* The spirits of the Americans were greatly raised by having endured the best standard troops of the English army.
* A messenger made his way to Burgoyne's camp brought info that Clinton was on his way up the Hudson to attack the American forts which forbidden the passage up that river to Albany. -
The Battle of Brandywine
VIctor:
General:
British: Sir William Howe
Continental: George Washington
* Washington ignored the possibility of being bordered, assuming that Howe would rely upon his greater troop strength and better weapons to press a direct attack
*Congress sent four deputies to check and they approved of where Washington had set up his men and urged a dependable defense
*Casualties at Brandywine were spread across a 10-square mile area of the battleground, making final determinations extremely difficult -
The Battle of Monmouth
Victor: Draw
General:
British:Sir Henry Clinton
Continental:George Washington
* A woman named Molly Pitcher took her husband's (John Hayes) place at a cannon when he got hurt
*Washington begins to arrange the troops into a sturdy protective line, using some of the worn out advance corp, and some fresh troops.
*General Clinton orders his units to begin to follow the baggage train; they sneak off to protect the baggage.They leave deserted personal possessions and weapons, and their dead behind -
The Capture of Savannah
Victor: British
General:
British:Colonel Archibald Campbell
Continental:Robert Howe
*Howe had a council that morning, and ground was chosen at which to make a stand. About one-half mile south of the city, he created a line of defense
*The first sounds of battle Howe heard were musket fire from the barracks, but these were quickly followed by cannon fire and what looked like the charging of British and German troops. He ordered an instant retreat, but it quickly turned into a riot. -
The Battle of Cowpens
Victor: US Colonies
General:
British:Banastre Tarleton
Continental:Daniel Morgan
*The British drove in straight lines, expecting victory only to come across another, stronger line after applying themselves and suffering casualties.
*The British proceeded headfirst into the third and final line of limited regulars which awaited them on the hill.
*Morgan’s strategic mind and personal contorl had allowed a force consisting mainly of armed force to fight according to their strengths to win. -
The Battle of Guilford CourtHouse
Victor: British
General:
British:Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental:Nathanael Greene
*General Greene deployed his men in three lines of battle across the Great Salisbury Wagon Road that led off to the southwest toward the camp of the British army commanded by Lord Charles Cornwallis.
*The heaviest fighting took place on the third line where General Greene had stationed his Continentals.
*Some Continentals retreated after offering only token resistance, while other, more skilled soldiers fought -
The Battle of Yorktown
Victor:US Colonies
General:
British:Lord Charles Cornwallis
Continental:George Washington
*It is said to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis's army encouraged the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict.
*The allies completed the gun placements and dragged the artillery into line and the British fire began to weaken when they saw the amount of guns the allies had. Washington was almost ready to open
