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Lexington and Concord
The battles at Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. 49 Patriots were killed, 39 wounded, and 5 went missing. While the British suffered 73 killed, 174 wounded, and 53 went missing. The British won the battle at Lexington and the Patriots/colonists pushed them back at Concord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill occured on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston. While the British won, it was still a phyrrhic victory for them. In comparison the British lost way more than the Patriots in terms of men, (19 officers, 62 wounded, 207 soldiers dead, and 766 wounded) a total amount of 1,054 total casulties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island took place on August 27, 1776 in New York and was a defeat for the Continental Army. The Continental Army suffered 2,000 casulties, 300 men died, 700 were wounded, and 1,000 were captured. The British sustained losses of 64 dead, 293 wounded, and 31 went missing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Island -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776. It was a decisive American victory. Only 2 Americans died due to hypothermia and an additional 5 were wounded, possibly from injuries linked to something other than combat. While in comparison the Hessians lost 22 men, 83 were wounded, and 900-1,000 were captured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trenton -
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Battles of Saratoga
There were two battles at Saratoga. The first one was a British Pyrrhic victory, and the second was a decisive American victory. The victories at Saratoga were what brought France into the war by showing that the Americans could handle their own and leading France to belive that America would win the war, At the end of both battles the Americans had 240 wounded and 90 dead, and the British had 440 killed, 695 wounded, and 6,222 captured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Saratoga -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge served as a military camp for the Continental Army from December 19, 1777 to June 18, 1778. Diseases such as typhoid, typhus, smallpox, dysentery, and pneumoniaran were rampant in the camp. Soldiers were also lacking clothes, food, and shelter. Over 2,500 soldiers died of disease, hypothermia, and starvation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Forge -
Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown was a conflict between the American Patriots/French toops and British Regulars/German Hessians. The Americans and French won by a mile. 18,900 (88 killed, 301 wounded) total combined forces against a measly 9,000 (all killed, wounded, and/or cpatured) Regulars and Hessians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown
