Key Battles of the American Revolution

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First military engagement in the American Revolutionary War
  • The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

    The Fort contained over 100 cannons and it was a large munition storage
    For some reason an American soldier got captured
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Bunker and Breed Hill were important positions, since they overlooked the Boston Harbor.
    T'was a phyrric victory for the British
  • The Battle of Quebec

    This battle was the first military defeat for the Continental Army
    General Montgemory was killed.
  • The Battle of Long Island

    The British forced the retreat of Continental Soldiers, Washington saved most of the army from decimation
  • The Battle of Trenton

    General Washington captured 900 Hessian Mercenaries while barely suffering any casualties
  • Battle of Brandywine

    This British victory led to the capture of the city of Philadelphia, 400 American soldiers were captured and 300 died while only 93 British soldiers were killed
  • The Battle of Saratoga (Benis Heights)

    5900 British soldiers were either captured and 300 soldiers were killed that battle, while the Revolutionary Army only suffered 30 casualties
  • The Battle of Monmouth

    Only battle fought my both main British and Revolutionary Armies, after this the war shifted south
  • Siege of Charleston

    5200 Revolutionary soldiers were surrendered to the British after a six week siege of Charleston
  • The Battle of King's Mountain

    British defeat that stopped the invasion of North Carolina
  • Siege of Yorktown

    Decisive by the Revolutionary Army that led to the surrender of 8000 British troops and eventually the war