The American Revolution Battles

Fort Ticonderoga, NY 1775 Patriots needed weapons earlier captured British fort dragged 59 cannons, 2300 pounds of lead to Boston (300 miles)

Bunker Hill, MA June 16, 1775 Patriots built fort on hill British stormed it 3 times Patriots ran out of gunpowder British took the hill 1000 British casualties 500 Patriot casualties

Dorchester Heights, MA March 4, 1776 Patriots placed cannons on hills aimed at British ships in Boston Harbor British left Boston fled to Canada over 100 ships 9,000 soldiers 1100 Loyalists

New York City, NY August 27, 1776 2 days of fighting British lost 377 men Patriots lost 1407 British took the city Americans were inexperienced British let Patriots retreat

Trenton, NJ Dec. 25, 1776 Patriots crossed Delaware River snowstorm caught Hessian mercenaries (British side) by surprise Patriots took 868 POWs no Patriots died boost to American morale

Saratoga, NY Oct. 17, 1777 British want to divide Patriots by taking NY General Burgoyne led 8000 British & Indians from Canada to NY slowed by trees, rivers met by rebels who outnumbered them British surrendered boost to American morale after France & Spain became allies

Valley Forge, PA end of 1777 to start of 1778 Americans camped there for winter short of food, clothing, shoes, blankets farmers sold food to British (not Patriots) for gold von Steuben from Prussia trained them Lafayette from France brought clothing

Monmouth, NJ June 28, 1778 British left Philadelphia & retreated to NY Americans chased them across NJ battle Washington rallied his men British crossed Hudson River to NYC British failed to capture any northern state

Battles in the South 1780 British invaded the south Americans used guerrilla warfare…quick hit-and- run raids chased British to exhaustion British retreated to Yorktown, VA

Yorktown, VA Oct. 6-19, 1781 16,000 Americans & French trapped British by land 8000 British waited to be rescued 29 French warships closed off Chesapeake Bay British surrendered last big battle of war

Treaty of Paris 1783 peace treaty (agreement) between U.S. and Britain Britain recognized U.S. as independent nation Britain gave up land between Atlantic and Mississippi U.S. agreed to return property to Loyalists

Results of the American Revolution Americans won their independence 25,000 Americans died - 6,200 in battle - 10,000 from diseases - 8,500 as prisoners inspired struggle for independence in other places - France - Latin America