American Revolution
Timeline
By Miguel Ramirez, Zach Williams,
Colton Adams.
Major Battles Of The American
Revolution
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
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On April 19, 1775
The War had begun with the skirmishing at Lexington and Concord
Massachusetts. Once the British detachment retreated to Boston, the
Siege of Boston began. As the rebels continued to come around
Boston, they realized that they did not have the ammo or cannons to
make successful siege or any military operations
The Battle
of
Bunker
(Breeds)
Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
Friday, September 19,
Mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the
Siege of Boston early in the American
Revolutionary War. The battle is named after
the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was
peripherally involved in the battle and was the
original objective of both colonial and British
troops, and is occasionally referred to as the
"Battle of Breed's Hill."
The Battle of Germantown
The battle for Germantown was a battle during the campaign for
Philadelphia in the attempt to reclaim it and destroy General
Howe’s forces. The campaign started and ended badly for the
Americans. Philadelphia was taken after the battles of payola and
Brandywine. The battle was lost but a large portion of the
American forces about 1000 out of about 11000 were either
considered casualties or captured. The most brutal fighting
happened at the chew house were the British imbedded
themselves. The Americans were able to get away with out being
completely destroyed to the British's disadvantage when the
could have.
The Battle of Saratoga
Friday, September 19, 1777
The British planed to divided the colonies in to by taking New York. There
strategy was to send three armies to take Albany, New York. They were to
come from (General Howe) New York, New York, (General Burgoyne)
Canada, and (General St. Leger) lake Ontario. But Burgoyne was slowed
down on his way and and St. Leger and his troops retreated because the
American general Benedict Arnold who block there way spread rumors
that he had a large army. Burgoyne still wanted to continue with the plan
but general how left to capture George Washington and Philadelphia. He
was able to capture Philadelphia but not Washington. Burgoyne still tried
to reach Albany but general Arnold tried to stop him. Arnold’s first attack
failed but he was able to drive them back to Saratoga and the Americans
surrounded them and Burgoyne surrendered. Evan though Benedict
Arnold felt that he did not get enough reward from congress so he
betrayed the Americans. Still the rest of the world realized that America
could win so many nations decided to assist them.
The Battle of Cowpens
The battle occurred during the time when the Americans tried to retake south
Carolina from the British. The battle was small in proportion to other
major battles of the war but more important the most because it was the
turning point in the campaign for south Carolina and killed, captured, or
wounded many of the British soldiers which included the best of
Cornwallis's forces.
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last of the war but the war was ended by the
Treaty of Paris. The battle of Yorktown was masterfully thought out and
planed by the colonial and French forces. The over all plan of the battle
was to trap Cornwallis on the peninsula of Yorktown. Washington ordered
the French fleet to block the waters around it to prevent escape and to
destroy reinforcements, then come in by land until they surrendered. The
plan work as it was supposed to, the British also underestimated the
french0 fleet and attempted to send reinforcements but failed. The
continual and the French army moved forward and bombarded the British
until general Cornwallis surrendered and the Treaty of Paris was signed.