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The Battle of Eutaw Springs Near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina
was among the last in the War of Independence. ... Although its outcome was seemingly inconclusive, the battle, fought near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina, contained all the elements that defined the war in the South. -
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American Revolution Battles
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord Lexington and Concord Massachusetts
This Battle was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. This battle was caused because of the British commander of Boston heard about the powder and weapons supplied by the Patriots. The american's won this battle -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Less than 100 militiaman followed their commander Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold and captured the sleeping British Garrison. This battle served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war. The was a British Victory. -
The Battle of Chelsea Creek Suffolk County, Massachusetts
This battle was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. It was the first naval engagements of the American Revolution. This battle was won by Americans. -
The Battle of Quebec Quebec City, Province of Quebec
This was a famous invasion of the Canada campaign. This battle was the first major defeat for America -
The Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights) Long Island, New York
The British forces captured New York city and Long Island from Continental army after winning this battle. Washington and continental army were forced to retreat at Pennsylvania -
The Battle of White Plains White Plains, New York
This battle was caused after Washingtons retreat to put the continental army northward from New York City. He went to White plains but could not gain any control. The British won this battle. -
The Battle of Fort Washington Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York
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The Battle of Trenton Trenton, New Jersey
This battle was caused by American forces surprised German mercenary forces and after defeating them, captured almost everyone with very few losses. The Battle of Trenton was important in that it restored the American morale which was low following the massive defeats and evacuation of New York City. This battle was an american victory -
The Battle of Princeton Princeton, New Jersey
The Battle of Princeton was cause because General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Maw hood in Princeton. This was an american victory. -
The Battle of Oriskany Oriskany, New York
This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the North American theater of the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. This was an Anglo- Indian tactical victory and an American strategic victory -
The Battle of Bennington Bennington, New York
Turning point of the American Revolution. Vermont's unique holiday on August 16th is in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington. Here Brigadier General John Stark and his American forces successfully defeated two detachments of British General John Burgoyne's invading army in 1777. -
The Battle of Brandywine Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
he Battle of Brandywine ended in victory for the British who were able to drive George Washington and his troops to Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) Saratoga County, New York
The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. American forces surrounded and defeated the British army under General Hohn Burgoyne at Saratoga in New York State. Burgoyne had intended to split the new country in half, cutting off New England from the rest of the country but failed. The Battle of Saratoga also marked the point when foreign powers, especially France, decided to give support to the American cause. -
The Battle of Germantown Germantown, Pennsylvania
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War. This battle was won by the British. -
The Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights) Saratoga County, New York
Arnold played a major role in the attack, charging to the front and leading the American forces in battle.In the aftermath of the Battle of Bemis Heights, some 20,000 American soldiers surrounded Burgoyne's remaining 5,000 Redcoats at Saratoga. With supplies dwindling, Burgoyne surrendered his forces on October 17. Collectively, the two Battles of Saratoga were seen as a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Monmouth Monmouth, New Jersey
George Washington v. Sir Henry Clinton. Confusion amongst American forces. Major General Lee did not follow orders from Washington and Washington had him courtmarshalled. The battle was extremely hot and the troops on boths sides were forced to withdraw from exhaustion. Washington planned to continue in the morning, but Henry Clinton and his army slipped away. American/British draw. -
The Capture of Savannah Savannah, Georgia
This battle was caused by pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. -
The Siege of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina
This battle was a major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies. This was a british victory -
The Battle of Camden North of Camden, South Carolina
The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Cowpens Cowpens, South Carolina
between American Colonial forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolina. This was an american victory. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina
This battle was during the American Revolutionary War, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. The win was with drawled by both sides -
The Battle of Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York. This was the end of major land operations in North America. -
The Battle of King's Mountain Near Blackburn, SC and King's Mountain, NC
The battlefield in which the British and American Forces fought during the Battle of King's Mountain was located in Near Blackburn, South Carolina and King's Mountain, North Carolina.
