-
First battle of the Revolutionary War
This is where Paul Revere was heading for his famous ride
British were exhausted and running low on ammo
An American victory -
Colonist chewed up and poisoned musket balls
Tried to block troops from going to Boston
After engaging in hand-to-hand combat, the Americans are forced to retreat -
British campaign to seize control of New York
Washington's entire force could've been defeated
A British victory -
A daring assault on a Hessian garrison
Washington and his men had to cross the Delaware River
Rumors that the Hessians were drunk -
A small but costly victory for General Burgoyne
Support sent by Washington under the command of Benedict Arnold
A British victory -
General Clark's troops behave in a way that makes his 170 men seem like 500
Clark tunnels under the fort to explode gunpowder underneath it
An American victory -
An American victory at sea.
John Paul Jones commanded the ship
The battle where Jones proclaimed "I have not yet surrendered"
After a grenade is thrown on the Serapis, it is forced to surrender after the Bohomme Richard sinks -
Worse defeat for the Americans
British quickly retreat hearing of a French expedition
General Benjamin Lincoln leaves Gen. Cornwallis with 8,300 troops
The British win with only 250 killed or wounded -
More British troops were lost than American
General Greene retreats with most of his army intact
Charles James Fox states "Another victory like this would ruin the British Army"
A British victory because General Greene retreats with his troops -
17,000 Patriotic troops to 9,000 loyalists
Cornwallis surrenders after 3 weeks of non-stop bombardment by land and sea
Cornwallis doesn't attend surrender ceremony, pleading sickness
The last battle of the Revolutionary War is an American victory
