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Battle of Lexington & Concord
The Battle of Lexington & Concord took place at Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
American Minutemen won.
The objective of the march on Lexington was to capture some of the rebels who were organizing the minutemen to fight against the British. The objective for Concord was to capture and destroy stores of ammunitions.
The British did not capture any of the organizers.
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Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
The Siege of Ft. Ticonderoga took place at Lake Champlain in northeastern New York.
Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War.
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison.
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill took place at Charlestown, Massachusetts.
The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) constituted the first major battle of the American Revolution (1775-1783).
It also demonstrated that American militia was capable of standing up to the best that the British could offer.
British capture Charlestown peninsula. British Pyrrhic victory. -
Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec took place at Quebec City, Province of Quebec (now Quebec City, Canada).
The attack failed, The Battle of Quebec was the first major defeat of the Revolutionary War for the Americans.
Explore General Richard Montgomery was killed, Benedict Arnold was wounded, and Daniel Morgan and more than 400 men were taken prisoner.
A British victory. -
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island took place at Kings County, Long Island, New York.
It was the start of a successful British campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York.The British defeated the Americans under General George Washington.
British victory. -
Battle of Fort Washington
Battle of Fr. Washington took place at Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York.
It was a decisive British victory that gained the surrender of the entire garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island.
After this defeat, most of Washington's army was chased across New Jersey and into Pennsylvania, and the British consolidated their control of New York and eastern New Jersey.
British victory. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place at Trenton, New Jersey.
Washington's forces caught them off guard and, after a short but fierce resistance, most of the Hessians surrendered.
The American victory inspired rebels in the colonies. With the success of the revolution in doubt a week earlier, the army had seemed on the verge of collapse. The dramatic victory inspired soldiers to serve longer and attracted new recruits to the ranks.
Decisive American victory. -
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton took place at Princeton, New Jersey.
In Princeton, Brigadier General John Sullivan encouraged some British troops who had taken refuge in Nassau Hall to surrender, ending the battle. After the battle, Washington moved his army to Morristown, and with their third defeat in 10 days, the British evacuated southern New Jersey. The battle was the last major action of Washington's winter New Jersey campaign.
American victory. -
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine took place at Chadds Ford Township,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe.
The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia.
The British captured the city on September 26, beginning an occupation that would last until June 1778.
British victory. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga took place at Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York.
With the first battle, American troops also attacked British positions in the area of Fort Ticonderoga, and bombarded the fort for a few days before withdrawing.
Burgoyne's forces were thrown back to the positions they held before the September 19 battle and the Americans captured a portion of the entrenched British.
1st battle: Pyrrhic British victory
2nd battle: Decisive American victory
British surrender October 17 -
Battle of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston took place at Charleston, South Carolina.
Black regiment deployed in the amphibious attack.
The British troops conquered Charleston, and the patriots lost their most important port city. This battle was one of the worst losses for the patriots.
British victory (City surrendered to British). -
Battle of King's Mountain
The Battle of King's Mountain took place at Kings Mountain, South Carolina
(near present-day Blacksburg, South Carolina).
Decisive battle between the Patriot and Loyalist militias in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
The actual battle took place on October 7, 1780, 9 miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina in rural York County, South Carolina, where the Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia.
Decisive Patriot victory. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens took place at Cherokee County,
near Chesnee, South Carolina.
The American victory at Cowpens began the direct chain of events that lead to independence at Yorktown. The battle was part of the larger southern campaigns that the British waged throughout 1780 and 1781.
Decisive American victory. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown took place at Yorktown, Virginia.
The battle ended the Revolutionary War. George Washington and the French took over Cornwallis's camp of 5,000 men. Cornwallis lost power of Virginia and was forced to surrender.
A Decisive Franco-American victory;
Treaty of Paris (1783).
Declaration of Independence recognized by the British government; American Independence (1783).