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Battle of Lexington & Concord
Kicked off the American revolution. British troops marched from boston to concord to seize an arms cache. Paul Rever sounded the, and colonial militiamen moved to intercept the redcoats. A confrontation in Lexington started of the fighting, and soon the british were hastily retreating under intense fire.
Location: Boston -
Siege Of Ft. Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the green mountain boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing sleeping British Garrison. First American victory of the Revolutionary war -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
While the British drove the Americans from the Charleston peninsula it was with heavy loss. The battle was considered to be an American defeat. -
Battle Of Quebec
Attempt to capture the British- occupied the city of Quebec and with it win support for the American cause in Canada. The attack failed and cost General Montgomery his life. -
Battle Of Long Island
The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York
Location: Brooklyn -
Battle of Ft. Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a decisive British victory that gained the surrender of the entire garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island.
Location: Manhattan -
Battle of Trenton
Washington lead the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired reenlistments.
Location: Trenton, New Jersey -
Battle of Princeton
George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek in Trenton. That night, he evacuated his position, circled around General Lord Cornwallis' army, and went to attack the British garrison at Princeton. George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces.
Location: Princeton, New Jersey -
Battle of Brandywine
The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War.
Location:Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania -
Battle of Saratoga
Conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles south of Saratoga, New York. Decisive American victory British surrender October 17
Location: Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York -
Battle of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British.
Location: Charleston, South Carolina -
Battle of King's Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a 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, nine 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 commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Foot.
Location: Blacksburg, South Carolina -
Battle of Cowpens
A decisive victory by the Continental Army forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War over the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton. It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British.
Location: Chesnee, South Carolina -
Battle of Yorktown
Victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, as the surrender by Cornwallis, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the war
Location: Yorktown, VI
