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Revolutionary War Battles
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775 the shot heard around the world was fired. It turned out to be the first shot to start the American Revolutionary War. This battle was between the British "redcoats" and the colonial minutemen at Lexington, Mass. and Concord Mass. The British were outnumbered 2:1, and in the end they had 73 deaths, 174 wounded, and 53 captured. The Americans only had 49 deaths and 39 wounded. -
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
This siege took place on May 10, 1775 at Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The Americans had a force of 168 men, most of which were frontiersmen defending their land from British occupancy. This force was sent to try and take over one of the biggest and well equiped forts in all of North America. This task was easy, due to the fact that they out numbered the British force of 78 men. In the morning, the soldiers along with Benedict Arnold suprised the British and took over the fort without a fight. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was fought on June 17, 1775. It was originally fought on Breed's Hill, which is right next to Bunker Hill, but is still called the Battle of Bunker Hill becausese the original plan was to fight on Bunker Hill. After the battle was won by the British, they suffered 226 casualties and 828 wounded. The Ameicans on the other hand only had 115 killed, 305 wounded, and only 30 captured. -
The Battle of Quebec
This was a battle to fight for the city of Quebec. It took place on Sunday, December 31, 1775. It was an attack by the Colonists to try and take over British occupied Quebec. The British force protecting Quebec numbered1800, led by Captain William DeLaPlace and Sir Guy Carleton.1200 American troops were led by Benedict Arnold. Quebec however, was ready for the attack and proved it by holding of the seige for five months. Eventually having to retreat, the Patriots had their first loss in the war -
The Battle of Long Island
It was fought on Long Island, New York on Tuesday August 27, 1776. For this battle, the British and the Hessians had over 20000 troops, while the Us had only 10000 troops. the commander of the British forces were Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, and Sir William Howe. Commanding the Americans were George Washington, Israel Putnam,and William Alexander. At the end of the battle, the British had 64
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The Battle of Trenton
This battle was between the two commanders Johann Rall for the British, and George Washington for the Americans.This battle was fought on Thursday, Decamber 26,1776 at Trenton New Jersey.Commander Rall was leading a force of both British soldiers and Hessians, that numbered 1520, against George Washington's Continental Army that numbered 2400. At the end of the battle, 22 British soldiers were killed, 86 wounded, and 906 captured, while only 2 Americans were killed and 5 were wounded. -
The Battle of Princeton
This battle was fought on Friday, January 3, 1777 in Princeton New Jersey. It was only about a week after the Battle of Trenton, and Washington was still looking for another quick victory. This time, he was against Captain William DeLaPlace and Charles Mawhood. The British force numbered 1200 soldiers, while the Americans had a force of 4500. This time 100 British soldiers were killed, 70 wounded, and 280 captured. The Americans had only 25 killed, 40 wounded and none captured. -
The Battle of Bennington
This battle was fought on Saturday, August 16, 1777 at Bennington New York. The commander of the British forces was Friedrich Baum, who led a force of 1400, to fight against Americas force of 2350, led by John Stark. After fighting, the Americans only suffered 30 deaths, and 40 wounded, while the British lost 207 men, and had 700 captured. -
The Battle of Brandywine
This battle was fought in Thursday, September 11, 1777, near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. This war was fought between the British and the Continental Army. The commander of the Continental Army was George Washington, and he against one of Britains strongest generals, Sir William Howe. The British had 15500, and the Americans only had 14600. in the end, the British ended up winning the battle, only having 89 killed and 488 wounded The Americans on the other hand had 300 killed and 600 wounded. -
The Battle of Saratoga
This was fought on Friday, September 19, 1777 at Saratoga County, New York. This was fought between two of the most famous generals both on the British side and the American side. Commanding the British was General John Burgoyne, and commanding the Americans,was soon to be traitor, Benedict Arnold. The British had a force of 7200, 140 of which were killed, 370 wounded, and 390. The Americans had a force of 9000, only 60 were killed, 260 wounded, and none captured. -
The Battle of Germantown
This battle was fought on Saturday, October 04, 1777 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. It was fought between Lord Charles Cornwallis, Sir William Howe, and Wilhelm von Knyphausen of Britain, against George Washington and Nathanael Greene for America. The Americans outnumbered the british by 2000 men, but still lost because the lack of supplies. Out of the 11000 men under Washington, 152 were killed, 521 wounded, and 438 captured. Out of the 9000 British soldiers, 71 were killed and 444 were wounded. -
The Capture of Savannah
This battle was fought on Tuesday, December 29, 1778 in Savannah, Washington. By winning this battle, the British would gain more power in the South. The man leading the British, was Colonel Archibald Campbell, and he had a force of 3100 British troops. To defend Savannah, was a small groug of soldiers that only numbered 850. At the end of the battle, the Americans lost 83 men, had 11 injured, and had 453 captured. the British only had 7 deaths, and only 17 wounded. -
The Siege of Charleston
This battle was fought on Wednesday, March 29, 1780 in Charleston, South carolina. This battle if won by the British, would mean that most of the southern Colonies would become overrun by the British. This battle could change the balance of power in the colonies at a moments notice. The British commanders were Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot and Sir Henry Clinton. A force of 13500 men along with the navy, the British ambushed the American camp, and captured 4650 out of the original 5466 men. -
The Battle of Cowpens
This battle took place on Wednesday January 17, 1781 in Cowpens South Carolina. This was another battle in the South, by the British. This time it was a smaller force of only 1150 men, lead by Banastre Tarleton against the Americans 1912 men, under the command of Daniel Morgan. This time the Americans won, killing 110 British soldiers, wounding 200 more, and capturing 712. The British did some damage to, but not that much, only killing 25 Patriots, but wounding 125. -
The Battle of Yorktown
this was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. It took place in Yorktown Virginia on October 9, 1781. It was the final stand of the British army, which only numbered 8980 against the Continental Army's 20600 men, along with the French navy. The British under the command of Lord Charles Cornwallis were trying to escape the American army, but were cut off by French ships. After being bombarded from both land and sea, the British surrendered, having 309 dead, 326 wounded, and 8007 captured.
