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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military engagement of the American Revolution. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Providence of Massachusets Bay, within the towns of, of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge.The Americans won the battle. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
On the morning of May 10, 1775, fewer than a hundred of these militiamen, under the joint command of their leader, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts, crossed Lake Champlain at dawn. They surprised and captured the still-sleeping British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek ended in a victory for the Americans. This battle was the first navel engagement of the American Revolution. The Battle of Chelsea Creek took place on Saturday, May 27, 1775 at Suffolk County, Massachusetts. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
On June 17, 1775, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Although they lost, the inexperienced colonial forces caused significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. -
The Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. -
The Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a battle fought in New York on November 16, 1776. It was between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island. -
The Battle of Trenton
This battle took place on Christams. They battle occured because George Washington and his troops knew they needed to get a lead in the war. They attacked the Hessians while they were not expecting it. -
The Battle of Princeton
The battle was fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton. -
The Battle of Oriskany
The Battle of Oriskany on August 6, 1777, was one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War. It was a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. -
The Battle of Bennington
The Battle of Bennington was apart of the Saratoga campaign. It took place on August 16, 1777, in Walloomsac, New York. The battle about 10 miles from its namesake Bennington, Vermont. -
The Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The battle resulted in a win for the british. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania. It was between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army, with the 2nd Canadian Regiment, under George Washington.The British won this battle. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The battle was fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
The Capture of Savannah
This battle was fought on December 29, 1778, pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. The British won. -
The Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. This was a British victory. -
The Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden in South Carolina was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis's force on the morning of August 16, 1780. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. Both sides withdraw. -
The Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, and was the last major engagement of the war in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed victory. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This battle took place in Yorktown Virginia. Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781, between American Colonial forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. The Americans won.
