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Lexington and Concord
Commanding officers for the Americans:
John Parker
James Barrett
John Buttrick
John Robinson
William Heath
Joseph Warren
Isaac Davis Commanding officers for the British:
Francis Smith
John Pitcairn (WIA)
Hugh Percy This was the first real battle of the revolutionary war, and was an American victory. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
Commanding Officers for America:
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold Cammandjng Officers for the British:
William Delaplace The Americans, lead by Bennidict Arnold went in and took over Fort Ticonderoga, without any loss of life. The Only injury was one American who was slightly hurt by a sentry with a bayonet -
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Commanding officers for the Americans:
William Prescott
Israel Putnam
Joseph Warren
John Stark Commanding officers for the British:
William Howe
Thomas Gage
Sir Robert Pigot
James Abercrombie
Henry Clinton
Samuel Graves
John Pitcairn † Actually fought on Breeds Hill, but is named after Bunker Hill because that's what they were trying to defend. The British won territorially, but took far heavier losses than the Americans. -
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Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Commanding officers for the Americans:
George Washington
Nathanael Greene
Hugh Mercer
Alexander Hamilton Commanding officers for the British
Johann Rall
Charles Mawhood
Charles Cornwallis They are noted as the first successes won by Washington in the open field. They put new life into the American cause, and established Washington in the confidence of his troops and the country at large -
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Battle of Saratoga and Bemis Heights
Commanding officers for the Americans:
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Lincoln
Enoch Poor
Ebenezer Learned
Daniel Morgan
James Livingston Commanding officers for the British:
John Burgoyne
Simon Fraser
Baron Riedesel The British surender was a turning poin in the Revolutionary War. It made people realize that the Americans really could win big battles, and encouraged the French to back the colonists. -
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Siege of Charleston
Commanding officers for the Americans:
Benjamin Lincoln
William Moultrie
James Hogun
William Woodford
Abraham Whipple
Louis Duportail Commanding officers for the British:
Sir Henry Clinton
Lord Cornwallis
Alexander Leslie
Mariot Arbuthnot After approximately six weeks of siege, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston garrison, surrendered his forces to the British, resulting in one of the worst American defeats of the war. -
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Battle of King's Mountain
Commanding officers for the Americans:
James Johnston
William Campbell
John Sevier
Frederick Hambright
Joseph McDowell
Benjamin Cleveland
James Williams
Isaac Shelby
Joseph Winston
William Chronicle Commanding officers for Britain:
Patrick Ferguson
Abraham DePeyster The battle ended Britain's invasion of North Carolina, and is considered a turning point in the war -
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Siege of Yorktown
Commanding officers for the Americans:
George Washington
Benjamin Lincoln
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron von Steuben
Thomas Nelson
Moses Hazen
Comte de Rochambeau
Comte d'Aboville
Marquis de Choisy
Comte de Grasse Commanding officers for the British:
Lord Cornwallis
Charles O'Hara
Banastre Tarleton
Robert Abercromby
Thomas Dundas
Thomas Symonds
Matthew Fuchs
August Voight At the battle of York town Lord Cornwallis surrendered, ending the revolutionary War