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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the first battle of the war. It happened March 5, 1770. The result lead to five colonists death. -
Lexington and Concord Massachusetts
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles marked the open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies. Great britian had: a Force: 1500, Killed: 73, Wounded: 174, and Captured: 53. The U.S colonies had: a Force: 3800, Killed: 49, Wounded: 39, and Captured: 0. -
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga was became an objective for its stores of munitions and the strategic position of control that it held over the waterways to Canada. As a result, expeditions began to plan to capture the fort. Great Britain: a Force: 78, Killed: 0, Wounded: 0, Captured: 0. US: a Force: 168, Killed: 0, Wounded: 0, Captured: 1 -
Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second battle of the Boston campaign. The Battle was also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island. The battle was fought May 27 and 28, 1775 on Chelsea's Creek and salt marshes. Great Britain had: a Force: 850, Killed: 2, Wounded: 32, Captured: 0. U.S had: a Force: 900, Killed: 0, Wounded: 4, Captured: 0 -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. The Battle of Bunker Hill started when the colonists learned about the British plan to occupy Dorchester Heights. They thought of this as the last straw, and they had to protect their land and freedom. Great Britain had: Force: 3000, Killed: 226, Wounded: 828, Captured: 0 U.S had: Force: 2400, Killed: 115, Wounded: 305, Captured: 30 -
The Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was an attempt by American colonial forces to capture the city of Quebec, drive the British military from the Province of Quebec, and enlist French Canadian support for the American Revolutionary War. Great Britain had: a Force: 1800, Killed: 5, Wounded: 14, Captured: 0 The US had: a Force: 1200, Killed: 48, Wounded: 34, Captured: 431 -
The Battle of Long Island
The British recognized the strategic importance of New York as the focal point for communications between the northern and southern colonies. Great Britain had: a Force: 20000, Killed: 64, Wounded: 293, Captured: 31 The US had: a Force: 10000, Killed: 300, Wounded: 800, Captured: 1079 -
The Battle of White Plains
General George Washington had, early in his chieftaincy, urged upon the Congress the necessity of the establishment of a permanent army. Great Britain had: a Force: 4500, Killed: 42, Wounded: 182, Captured: 3 The U.S had: a Force: 1600, Killed: 28, Wounded: 126, Captured: 16 -
The Battle of Fort Washington
Howe may have been discouraged by these illusory defenses, but his goal remained the complete removal of American troops from Manhattan, not the annihilation of Washington's army. His attention returned to Fort Washington which the American commander in chief had left garrisoned under Col. Robert Magaw after a general rebel evacuation of the island. Great Britain had: a Force: 8000, Killed: 84, Wounded: 374, Captured: 0 The U.S had: a Force: 3000, Killed: 59, Wounded: 96, Captured: 2837 -
The Battle of Trenton
As soon as Fort Lee was abandoned, Washington began to withdraw his army across New Jersey toward Philadelphia. But the troops suffered a want of clothing and a sense of defeat which quickly turned into high sickness and desertion rates Great Britain had: a Force: 1520, Killed: 22, Wounded: 86, Captured: 906 The U.S had: a Force: 2400, Killed: 2, Wounded: 5, Captured: 0 -
The Battle of Princeton
The British General Howe orders Cornwallis to Princeton to gather all available troops for a counter attack. At Maidenhead (now Lawrenceville) the British on Jan 2nd meet with American units who begin a fighting withdrawal, ambushing and delaying the British. Great Britain had: a Force: 1200, Killed: 100, Wounded: 70, Captured: 280 The U.S had: a Force: 4500, Killed: 25, Wounded: 40, Captured: 0 -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
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The Battle of Oriskany
The expedition with which it was charged was deemed by the war secretary at Whitehall of the first consequence, and it had received as marked attention as any army which King George ever let loose upon the colonists. Great Britain had: a Force: 500, Killed: 95, Wounded: 57, Captured: 10 The US had: a Force: 800, Killed: 385, Wounded: 50, Captured: 30 -
The Battle of Bennington
Great Britain had: a Force: 1400, Killed: 207, Wounded: 0, Captured: 700 The U.S had: a Force: 2350, Killed: 30, Wounded: 40, Captured: 0 -
The Battle of Brandywine
Great Britain had: a Force: 15500, Killed: 89, Wounded: 488, Captured: 6 The U.S had: Force: 14600, Killed: 300, Wounded: 600, Captured: 400 -
The Battle of Saratoga ( Freeman's Farm)
Great Britain had: a Force: 7200, Killed: 140, Wounded: 370, Captured: 390 The U.S had: a Force: 9000, Killed: 60, Wounded: 260, Captured: 0 -
The Battle of Germantown
Great Briatin had: a Force: 9000, Killed: 71, Wounded: 444, Captured: 0 the U.S had: a Force: 11000, Killed: 152, Wounded: 521, Captured: 438 -
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The End
The war ended 1783 in Paris. The Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded roughly by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
