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Battle of Lexington & Concord
Short Description: Lieutenant- Colonel Francis Smith and his troops attempted to steal supplies from the militia in Concord. They got attacked by the militiamen and were forced to retreat back to Boston.
Outcome: The Americans won. The British were able to escape, but their mission was a failure -
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The Revolutionary War
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Short Description: General Gage ordered an assault on the American forces north of Boston. The Americans expected this and fortified Bunker Hill. Gage then ordered a attack on Bunker Hill and drove the rebels away.
Outcome: British won but it was extremely costly for the them. This battle convinced the British this was no minor rebellion. -
Battle of Long Island
Short Description: General Henry Clinton makes a successful flanking maneuver at the Continental Army in Brooklyn, New York.
Outcome: British win. Washington was able to escape without the British knowing and didn't lose a single life. -
Battle Trenton & Princeton
Short Description: Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and attacked a group of Hessians by surprise. Washington's troops almost got trapped by Cornwallis's force, but they avoided them and headed north.
Outcome: The Americans winning both battles made it to where they were reenergized for the revolution. -
Battle of Saratoga
Short Description: General Burgoyne dispatched a raiding party to Bennington, Vermont, but they encountered a larger force of a local militia and were forced to surrender.
Outcome: The American victory convinced the French monarchy the Continental Army had a chance at winning the war. -
Battle of Vincennes
Short Description: George Rogers Clark led his men and was able to to make the British surrender Fort Sackville and it was renamed Patrick Henry.,
Outcome: The Americans win. This battle establishes strength in the west. -
Battle of Bohomme Richard vs. Serapis
Short Description: A battle between the two ships, the Bohomme Richard and the Serapis. Captain of the Bohomme Richard, John Paul Jones said, "I have not yet begun to fight", when someone suggested that they surrender
Outcome: The Americans won, but shortly after their victory, the Bohomme Richard also sunk. -
Battle of Charleston
Short Description: General Clinton and 8,000 men sailed from New York to attack Charleston. They were joined by British regulars and Loyalist and they laid a siege to Charleston. The Americans surrendered 3 months.
Outcome: The British won and this battle was the Americans greatest defeat in the war. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Short Description: Cornwallis with fewer than 2,000 men went on the attack just outside the town of Guilford Courthouse. Using their training and experience, they were able to drive the American from the battlefield
Outcome: The British won, but they lost over a quarter of their force. Cornwallis feared of the next battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
Short Description: The American and French forces combine and dwarf Lord Cornwallis's army. Cornwallis surrenders after a couple of weeks because the war was too expensive.
Outcome: The Americans win and this battle ends the war.
