Revolutionary War Battles

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  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    April 18th,1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. The outcome is Paul Rever and others sounded the alarm, and colonial milia men began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    At the ballet of Bunker Hill the British had a two-one advantage over the Americans. The outcome was the British realized that it wasn't going to be an easy fight.

  • Battle Of Charlestown

    Commanded by: Lt.Gen.Henry Clinton strength: 1350,000 infinity, marines, sailors, milita and artillery 76 killed 182 wounded. British won British had considerable success in the southern colonies.

  • The Battle of Long Island

    British Army successfully moved against the continental army led by George Washington. The outcome the battle was part of a British campaign to seize control of New York and nearby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies.

  • The Battle of Trenton and Princeton

    The Americans had caught the enemy by surprise,by 9:30 a.m 100 hessians had been killed and 900 were captured. The outcome is at Princeton the Americans killed 500 British troops,The Americans were reenergized for the revolution.

  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the revolutionary war. The outcome was 5,895 British and hessians surrendered their arms.

  • The Battle of Vincenness

    The siege of fort Vincennes was a revolutionary war frontier battle fought on present day. The outcome is Indians won by milita led by the American commander George Rogers Clark.

  • Battle Of Bohomme Richard vs. Serapis

    by 1779, John Paul Jones had garnered an impressive record against the British at sea. The outcome was equipped with gun shots, contained 20 officers, 17 whom Americans, of 62 were Americans, 137 French marines on board the ship.w

  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Cornwallis abandoned his campaign for he surrendered to General George Washington ,following the Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    5,000 troops block Cornwallis escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea. The outcome is on October 17th,1781,effectively ending the war of independence.