Revolutionary

War Battles and Events

Lexington and Concord Ticonderoga Bunker Hill

When

1775 1775 1775

Ethan Allen
Paul Revere
Who

Green Mtn. Boys General Gage

William Dawes
Benedict Arnold

Border of New York and

Where

West of Boston, MA Boston

Vermont

Green Mtn. Boys surprise British in British charge up Breed’s Hill 3x and
British try to get Hancock/Adams,
What

attack at the British fort and win take the hill; colonists kill hundreds
get beat by minutemen in Concord
without firing one shot of redcoats but lose hill
Significance/Effect

Got supplies and artillery for the

Loss cost Gen. Gage his job; gave
1st battle of the Revolutionary War Patriots which helped them drive
Patriots confidence
Brits out of Boston
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2nd Continental Congress Long Island/NY Trenton

When

1775 Summer, 1776 Christmas, 1776

John Hancock
John Adams George Washington General Washington
Who

Thomas Jefferson General Howe Hessians

Ben Franklin
Where

New York City;

Philadelphia, PA New Jersey
Long Island

Delegates from colonies try for

Washington tries to defend NYC but Washington’s Army surprises
What

peace, get ready for war, write

is beat badly in Long Island and on Hessians on Christmas morning and
Declaration of Independence, then
Manhattan and runs away wins
run the war effort
Significance/Effect

This becomes the first government Washington’s army depleted badly Turned around Patriots’ confidence
of our country and produces our and the war is almost lost; British in the war; convinced more men to
Declaration of Independence take new headquarters join the army
 Revolutionary War Battles and Events

Saratoga Valley Forge Charles Towne

1777 1777-1778 1780

When

General Gates George Washington

Benedict Arnold Baron Von Steuben General Cornwallis
Who

General Burgoyne Marquis de Lafayette

Upstate New York Near Philadelphia, PA South Carolina

Where

Washington’s army spends the

British General Burgoyne is
abandoned by his “teammates” and
What
winter here; men suffer from
British attack using strategy (finally)
sickness, cold, no food; more lives
and take the city and 5000 American

is beat by Americans; British lose lost here than in any battle; men
troops using a siege
9000 men trained by Von Steuben and come
out better trained and tough
Significance/Effect

British lose 1/2 of their army; turning Patriots lose more lives than any British capture SC and a large
point of the war; win convinces battle; come out of winter better portion of Southern American Army;
French to join us trained and tougher new British war plan working
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Cowpens Yorktown Treaty of Paris

When

1781 1781 1783

British
General Greene French Navy
Americans
Who

General Cornwallis General Washington

French
Swampfox Marion General Greene
Spanish
Where

NC/SC border Virginia coast Paris, France

Americans surprise British with Cornwallis is surrounded and Americans, French, English, and
What

militia and regular army through well- trapped by entire American force and Spanish draw up a plan of peace to
planned battle strategy and win French Navy end the war
Significance/Effect

One of only American victories in the

Last battle of Revolution; British
south; makes Cornwallis start to We are officially declared a country!
surrender
retreat for the sea