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American Revolution Battles, Barrett Foley, Block 4b

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  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    1. Massachusetts Bay: John Parker, James Barrett. Britain- Francis Smith, John Pitcairn
    2. British went to Concord looking for weapons, British lost. First battle of Revolutionary War.

  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga
    1. Green Mountain Boys- Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold. Britain- William Delaplace
    2. Green Mountain Boys captured the British fort, stealing weapons, cannons and seizing other supplies.

  • Bunker (Breed's) Hill

    Bunker (Breed's) Hill
    1. Rebels- Israel Putnam, William Prescott. British- William Howe
    2. British captured Charlestown peninsula. Americans pushed back British two or three times before the British captured it.

  • Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)

    Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
    1. Rebels- George Washington, Hugh Mercer. British- Charles Mahwood, Charles Cornwallis.
    2. Battles inspired the rebels in the colonies to fight the British and achieve the freedom that they deserve.

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga
    1. Rebels- Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln. British- John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser.
    2. American victory, caused General Burgoyne to surrender. Turning point in Revolutionary War.

  • Siege of Charleston

    Siege of Charleston
    1. Rebels- Benjamin Lincoln. British- Sir Henry Clinton.
    2. British gained control of south, Americans lost many of their soldiers. One of the biggest battles in the Revolutionary War.

  • King's Mountain

    King's Mountain
    1. Rebels- James Johnston, William Campbell. British- Patrick Ferguson, Abraham DePeyster
    2. Important victory for rebels. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780.

  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    1. Rebels- George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette. British- Charles Cornwallis, Charles O'Hara.
    2. Ended the Revolutionary War with an American victory.