American Revolution Battles: Fighting For Liberty
The battles of the American Revolution were fought as far north as Quebec and as far south as Savannah. As the war became global with the entry of France in 1778, other battles were fought overseas as the powers of Europe clashed. Beginning in 1775, these battles brought to prominence previously quiet villages such as Lexington, Germantown, Saratoga, and Yorktown, forever linking their names with the cause of American independence. Fighting during the early years of the American Revolution was generally in the North, while the war shifted south after 1779. During the war, around 25,000 Americans died (approx. 8,000 in battle), while another 25,000 were wounded. British and German losses numbered around 20,000 and 7,500 respectively.
American Revolution Battles:
1775
April 19 - Battles of Lexington & Concord - Massachusetts
April 19, 1775-March 17, 1776 - Siege of Boston - Massachusetts
June 11-12 - Battle of Machias - Massachusetts (Maine)
June 17 - Battle of Bunker Hill - Massachusetts
December 30/31 - Battle of Quebec - Canada
1776
February 27 - Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge - North Carolina
March 3-4 - Battle of Nassau - Bahamas
June 28 - Battle of Sullivan's Island (Charleston) - South Carolina
August 27-30 - Battle of Long Island - New York
September 16 - Battle of Harlem Heights - New York
October 11 - Battle of Valcour Island - New York
October 28 - Battle of White Plains - New York
November 16 - Battle of Fort Washington - New York
December 26 - Battle of Trenton - New Jersey
1777
January 2 - Battle of the Assunpink Creek - New Jersey
January 3 - Battle of Princeton - New Jersey
July 7 - Battle of Hubbardton - Vermont
August 2-22 - Siege of Fort Stanwix - New York
August 6 - Battle of Oriskany - New York
August 16 - Battle of Bennington - New York
September 11 - Battle of Brandywine - Pennsylvania
September 19 & October 7 - Battle of Saratoga - New York
September 21 - Paoli Massacre - Pennsylvania
October 4 - Battle of Germantown - Pennsylvania
October 6 - Battle of Forts Clinton & Montgomery - New York
October 22 - Battle of Red Bank - New Jersey
December 19-June 19, 1778 - Winter at Valley Forge - Pennsylvania
1778
June 28 - Battle of Monmouth - New Jersey
August 29 - Battle of Rhode Island - Rhode Island
1779
July 16 - Battle of Stony Point - New York
September 16-October 18 - Siege of Savannah - Georgia
September 23 - Battle of Flamborough Head (Bonhomme Richard vs. HMS Serapis) - waters off Britain
1780
March 29-May 12 - Siege of Charleston - South Carolina
May 29 - Battle of Waxhaws - South Carolina
June 23 - Battle of Springfield - New Jersey
August 16 - Battle of Camden - South Carolina
October 7 - Battle of Kings Mountain - South Carolina
1781
January 5 - Battle of Jersey - Channel Islands
January 17 - Battle of Cowpens - South Carolina
March 15 - Battle of Guilford Court House - North Carolina
April 25 - Battle of Hobkirk's Hill - South Carolina
September 5 - Battle of the Chesapeake - waters off Virginia
September 6 - Battle of Groton Heights - Connecticut
September 8 - Battle of Eutaw Springs - South Carolina
September 28-October 19 - Battle of Yorktown - Virginia
1782
April 9-12 - Battle of the Saintes - Caribbean
American Revolution 101: An Introduction to the Revolutionary War
