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Lexington and Concord
Where:Massachusetts
First armed conflict. Propaganda victory for the colonies. Casualties: Colonials—95; Redcoats—273. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Where:Lake Champlain
Ethan Allen captured fort and cannon later used in defense of Boston. -
Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
Where:Boston
Only battle in long siege of Boston. 1 in 6 of all British officers killed in the American Revolution died here. -
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Invasion of Quebec
Where:Maine/Canada
Generals Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery failed in attempt to invade Canada. -
Dorchester Heights
Where:Boston
British forced to evacuate New England. -
Long Island
Where:New York
Continental Army forced to retreat to Manhattan and then New Jersey. -
Trenton
Where:New Jersey
Hessian mercenaries crushed in Washington’s raid across the Delaware River. Casualties: Colonials—4; Hessians—900. -
Princeton
Where:New Jersey
Continental Army recaptured New Jersey from the British in ten days. British retreat to New York, where they remain for the duration of the war. -
Brandywine Creek
Where:Pennsylvania
British seized Philadelphia after these victories. -
GermanTown
Where:Pennsylvania
Despite the defeat, the Americans were encouraged by their initial successes. -
Saratoga
Where:New York
Burgoyne surrenders 5,800 men. Turning point of the American Revolution. Convinced the French to assist the colonies. -
Monmouth
Where:New Jersey
Continental Army almost captured the British, but cowardice allowed the British forces to escape. -
Savannah
Where:Georgia
Beginning of the British push into the southern colonies. -
Vincennes
Where:Western Territories
George Rogers Clark captured British forts, which proved important in negotiations w/ the British after the war. -
Charleston
Where:South Carolina
British gained control of the southern colonies with the victory here. The largest defeat for the Continental Army. -
King’s Mountain
Where:South Carolina
Bloody victory for the Continental Army. -
Yorktown
Where:Virginia
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington as French and American forces trapped the British on peninsula.