American Revolution Battles

By Hunterp31

  • Lexington And Concord

    Lexington And Concord
    Commanding officers/militia: John Parker (American) Francis Smith (British)
    Strategic importance: British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Kicked off the Revolutionary War.

  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga
    Commanding Officers / Militia: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont - joined by Benedict Arnold (American) Sleeping British garrison (British)
    Strategic Importance: Served as a keypoint of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley.

  • Bunker (Breed's) Hill

    Bunker (Breed's) Hill
    Commanding Officers / Militia: Colonel William Prescott (American) Major General William Howe (British)
    Strategic Importance: On a hill that overlooked Boston and located on the Charlestown Peninsula. Troops were low on supplies, so they waited until they could see into the eyes of the British troops to fire.

  • Trenton / Princeton (NJ Campaign)

    Trenton / Princeton (NJ Campaign)
    Commanding Officers / Militia: General George Washington (American) General William Howe (British)
    Strategic Importance: Reasserted American control over New Jersey and greatly boosted American morale.

  • Saratoga (Bemis Heights, the second battle)

    Saratoga (Bemis Heights, the second battle)
    Millitary Officials / Militia: General Horatio Gates (American) General John Burgoyne (British)
    Strategic Importance: Turning point in the American Revolution for the colonists. France recognized the importance for American independence and openly gave military help.

  • Siege of Charleston

    Siege of Charleston
    Military Officials / Militia: Major General Benjamin Lincoln (America) Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton (British)
    Strategic Importance: The worst American defeat of the Revolution. The British captured 3,000 American troops and loads of munitions and weapons.

  • King's Mountain

    King's Mountain
    Military Officials / Militia: Patriot Militia (American) Loyoalists Militia (Americans for British)
    Strategic Importance: Cornwallis abandoned his plan to invade North Carolina. Greatly boosted Patriot morale.

  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    Military Officials / Militia: General George Washington (American) General Lord Charles Cornwallis (British)
    Strategic Importance: Upon Cornwallis's surrender, the war was over and the United States were now recognized as a free, independent country.