American Revolution Battles

the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) The ________________ were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay,

(June 17, 1775) Site of a battle early in the Revolutionary War. This battle contested control of two hills overlooking Boston Harbor. The British captured the hills after the Americans ran-out of ammunition.

May 10, 1775; 1st win in for America in Revolution. Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the Green Mountain Boys took the fort with ease.

Christmas day 1776 at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Delaware River. The next morning, they surprise attacked the British mercenaries which were Hessians.

October 17, 1777 American victory over British troops in was a turning point in the American Revolution.

From March 29 - May 12, 1780 the British shifted their strategy for the war by moving towards the south. The British army captured ____________ South Carolina.

October 7, 1780 American victory over Loyalist forces in South Carolina. The battle was important in that it came after many defeats in the area and improved moral among American forces

.January 17, 1781 - The _______________ was a turning point in the American southern campaign to liberate South Carolina from British control. This battle set into motion the events that ultimately led to the end of the war and the defeat of the British

October 19, 1781 - Last major battle of the American Revolution. *Historical Significance:* British Army surrenders and

George Washington and his army are badly beaten at this battle on August 27, 1776. Sorely outnumbered and surrounded at Brooklyn Heights, the 9,500 troops that survived retreated under cover of night across the East River to Manhattan.

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutrition, Steuben comes and trains troops

Major battle between Continental Army and British on June 28, 1778. Washington stands toe-to-toe with British. The end result is a stalemate. Washington's army was effective in the field, but the British were able to redeploy to New York.

In the ____________________ Bridge in North Carolina on February 27, 1776, during the Revolutionary War (1775-83), American forces defeated the British. The victory ended British authority in North Carolina and provided an important boost to Patriot morale. Turning point of North Carolina campaign.

A week after the Battle at Trenton on January 3rd, 1777, Washington left a few men to tend some campfires and fool the enemy again. He quietly marched his army to ________________, where they suprised and beat a British force. New Jersey turned Patriot. This battle helped the American morale.

__________________________, (March 15, 1781), in the American Revolution, a battlefield loss but strategic victory for the Americans in North Carolina over the British, who soon afterward were obliged to abandon control of the Carolinas.