American Revolution
Battles & Campaigns
From Lexington & Concord to the Siege of Yorktown — the military engagements that decided the Revolution.
Battles & Campaigns
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, British regulars launched a series of frontal assaults against colonial earthworks on the Charlestown peninsula north of…
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Battle of Cowpens
On January 17, 1781, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan commanded a mixed force of Continental regulars and militia in what is widely regarded
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Battle of Germantown
On October 4, 1777, George Washington launched an ambitious four-column assault on the British army encamped at Germantown, Pennsylvania,…
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Battle of Guilford Courthouse
On March 15, 1781, Major General Nathanael Greene offered battle to Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis near Guilford Courthouse, North…
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Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776, British and Hessian forces under General Sir William Howe defeated the Continental Army under George Washington in the…
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Battle of Monmouth
On June 28, 1778, the Continental Army engaged British forces under General Sir Henry Clinton near Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey, in one…
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Battle of Princeton
On January 3, 1777, George Washington led the Continental Army in a bold attack on British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. The…
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Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga—fought at Freeman's Farm on September 19 and Bemis Heights on October 7, 1777—culminated in the surrender of a…
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Battle of Trenton
On December 26, 1776, George Washington led approximately 2,400 troops of the Continental Army across the ice-choked Delaware River in a…
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Key Battles of the Revolutionary War
The military struggle for American independence unfolded over eight years of campaigning, from the opening shots at Lexington and Concord…
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Lexington and Concord
On April 19, 1775, British regulars and Massachusetts militia clashed in a series of engagements that transformed a political dispute into…
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Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston, lasting from February 12 to May 12, 1780, was the worst American defeat of the Revolutionary War. British forces…
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Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, conducted from September 28 to October 19, 1781, was the culminating military operation of the Revolutionary War. A…
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Southern Campaign
The southern campaign of the Revolutionary War, spanning roughly from late 1778 to 1782, encompassed a complex series of conventional…
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Valley Forge Winter
During the winter of 1777–1778, the Continental Army under George Washington encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, approximately twenty…
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