Major Battles of the Revolutionary War

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.The Americans won Concord and unfortunatly the British won Lexington.
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill
    Located on Breeds Hill.The soldiers lost a lot of energy running up th e massive hill.A famous quote is "Dont fire till you see the whites of their eyes."This was spoken because of their abstanace of amo to recieve a more accurate aim...indicating a better shot.
  • Battle of New York

    Battle of New York
    The battle was located on Staton Island.A lieutenant named Nathan Hale who was captured by the British.There was heavy brush in staton island
  • The Battle of Trenton and Princeton

    The Americans won this battle.The battle of Trenton and Princeton was a battle where the Americans beat the British and Hessians .They won their first battle after a very long time
  • The Battle of Philadelphia

    The British won this battle.Many of our soldiers were captrured by the britsh army.It forced the continental congress
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The Americans victory resulted in the entire British army of 9,000 men surrendering A major result was that France entered the conflict on behalf of the Americans, thus dramatically improving the Americans' chances in the war.
  • Vincennes

    Vincennes
    The Americans won.They won the west from the British.
  • The Battle of Charleston

    The Battle of Charleston
    It was the biggest loss in the whole Revolutionary War. The British captured the Americans and the Americans finally surrendered, making the British own most of the Southern colonies.
  • The Battle of Camden

    The Battle of Camden
    The Germans allied the British,It insured the british to have South Caralina The American losses were enormous, nearly 1000 men killed and 1000 captured.The British lost less than 350 men. For the Americans, this was the most disastrous battle of the Revolution.The British won this battle.
  • Kings Mountain

    Kings Mountain
    The Americans won capturing 700 turries.
  • The battle of Cowpens

    The battle of Cowpens
    The Americans won.The Americans had around 1,000 men and the British around 1,100.The British fought with musket and bayonet as did the American Continental troops.
  • The battle of Yorktown

    The battle of Yorktown
    General Washington moved south and, together with French ground and naval forces, surrounded the British army, forcing its surrender and effectively ending the war.The americans won.