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Lexington and Concord
Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairn and Lord Percy commanded the British Troops. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the villages on the route to Concord and the Congress. Militia were commanded by Barrett, Buttrick, Robinson are the known ones, but there were many others. The battles were not really of strategic importance but the goal of the British was to seize military supplies and the militia were trying to stop them. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. It was a big morale booster for the militia and the cannons captured at the fort would be used for the siege of Boston. -
Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
William Howe was the commander in chief of the British army at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
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Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
George Washington led the colonists. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias. -
Saratoga
It was crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. John Burgoyne led the British. Horacio Gates and Benedict Arnold led the Patriots -
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Siege of Charleston
Major General Benjamin Lincoln Led the Patriots and British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton led the British. Helped British gain control of the South -
King’s Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson Led the British, Colonel William Campbell led Patriots. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. -
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Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis Led the British, George Washington led the Patriots. This battle ended the Revolutionary War.
