Battle of Fort Washington New York(November 16-18, 1776) This battle took place in Manhattan and was commanded by Colonel Robert Mcgaw. The fort had 8,000 soldiers and held as much as 34 guns, 43 cannons, and important resources. On November 16, three British ships holding 3,000 men all together sailed up the Hudson and shot open fire at the fort. Finally, on November 18, the British successfully captured 3,000 of American soldiers and took all of the supplies/artillery. This was a very important battle for the British who gained tons of artillery and resources while holding a strong position in New York. The Battle of Brandywine, Philadelphia (September 11, 1777) The British approached a spot near Chadds Ford, Philadelphia, Washington was …show more content…
Six British ships were directly damaged by the cannons and artillery. The battle lasted for a little over a month until the British finally took hold of the fort and forced the Americans out. Although the Americans lost the battle, they did a lot of damage on the British. The Battle at Hobkirk's Hill Camden, South Carolina(April 25, 1781) Greene had placed his men on Hobkirks hill in Camden, South Carolina which acted as a staging point for an attack on Camden. Lord Rowden was the first one to start attacking the American position. Some of the American soldiers started to run off which caused the defensive line to weaken in position. Greene then decided to attack offensively on the British which at a point almost had a victory. What caused the Patriots to lose was that several of their key officers had died which weakened their attack. The British lost 250 …show more content…
The British had heard of Lafayette’s plan and intended on a surprise attack on the Americans to trap them by a river. Lafayette then hears about the British’s surprise attack plan and asks the Oneida indians to help defend a local church for the French and American soldiers. The Oneida Indians stall time on Barren Hill so Lafayette could get away safely. In the end, Lafayette got away with three casualties. Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, North Carolina (August 20,1780) General Griffith Rutherford led only 400 Patriots, who were poorly equipped, up against about 1,300 tories. The two hour battle took place at Ramsour's Mill. Some Patriot soldiers had to even fight with their own hands because there was a lack of weapons. Although the Patriots were outnumbered about three to one, they still succeeded in winning the battle. After the battle, they ended up burying the 70 Patriots and Loyalists who had died in a mass
There were many battles between the British and the colonists. Lexington and concord, and the battle of Bunker Hill and that's only two. Lexington and concord was the first war engagements held between the British and the people. Two hundred forty people died in Lexington and concord. Next was the battle at Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was the deadliest battle throughout the revolutionary war. One thousand people perished In this engagement.
The British chose to attack the Americans from the north by way of Isle aux Pois in the mouth of the Pearl River because this was the only only stable water they had found that ships could ride and anchor. When hearing that the british where coming this way, Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones and his five gunboats went to try and Barackade the Rigolets trying to make sure they wouldn’t enter. His 185 men and 23 guns awaited the British. At 10:30 on December 14th 1814 three columns of British ships, 42 to 45, armed with 43 guns and 1,200 under the command of Captain Lockyer met the American blockade. Fierce fighting began and the British had finally captured the five American boats. Losses were 17 British and 6 Americans killed, 77 British and 35 Americans wounded. This gave Gerneral Andrew Jackson six days more to improve his defenses. The British at the very beginning of the war had demolished almost all of Jacksons sea power. Jackson only had the Carolina, Louisiana, and one gunboat left.
Have you ever heard of the Revolutionary war? Well you probably have but, you might not of known that it was not one big war. Actually, it was separated into small battles one of those battles is the battle of Trenton 1776 which is actually the battle I will be informing you about. This battle has some causes, leaders, events and some effects.
The first shot fired at this battle was the famous "Shot heard around the world. " It was called that because it affected the history of the world greatly. Although when this battle happened, it wasn’t an official battle. It was mainly just like David and Goliath. It wasn’t fair: 800 seasoned soldiers against 70 colonial men.
This Battles costed the Americans 115 men killed, 305 men wounded and 30 men held hostage. Later on gathered together from New Hampshire being under controlled by John Stark and James Reed. On June 16th Colonel William Prescott separated cambridge with over 1,200 men going across Charlestown Neck, But the British was was wanting to attack on June 18th.
Overall, Greene displayed his military expertise and his strategic thinking throughout the southern campaign. He was able to divide, tire and elude the British by conducting long marches. When engaged in combat, Greene emphasized placing heavy losses on the British, even at the expense of the success of the battle. Greene masterfully coordinated his subordinate officers and relied on them to produce results. He freed the south of British control and helped to set up the surrender at
In the summer of 1775, The Americans prepared to attack the British in Boston. But Washington was informed that they were shorthanded on gunpowder. The Americans had fewer than 10,000 pounds, roughly nine rounds per man. The situation was not expected to improve soon. During the night of March 4th, 1776 in Boston. Washington pulled the unthinkable and surprised the British by placing his army up the undefended Dorchester Heights. The British had ships anchored in the Boston Harbor, which were within range of American cannons. The British army woke up the next morning and was amazed to see how much hard work took place that night by the American army. Since the British army was surrounded they had no ot...
As the British continue to advance toward the hill, Colonel Stark of the American forces ordered the troops to stay in ranks and to fire when Major General Howe’s columns, of the British Army, reached within 35 yards for the redoubt. Once this occurred, the American forces opened fire on the British forces that had advanced close enough to be hit by gunfire, but far away enough to not use bayonets and hand to hand combat, and the Americans were able to keep the British from advancing and forced the survivors to retreat, leaving 96 British troops dead. Howe’s second attempt at taking the hill was executed with the same tactic of trying to attack from the American’s left flank, but this time he had Pigot’s unit assaulting the redoubt directly; however, the British were fired upon heavily once again and were left with a massive amount of casualties. The American forces led by Prescott began to panic and flee the area, due to their inexperience in war, and left Prescott with a force of 150 soldiers, which had little to no gun powder, ammunition, and water. On the other hand, the British decided to change their tactics and Howe decided to order his troops to leave behind their heavy equipment and charge the fortification directly with bayonets in hand to hand combat for his third and
In 1775, Benedict Arnold had taken his first victory-Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of the fort occured on May 10, 1775. Arnold and four-hundred soldiers stood opposite of the fort on Lake Champlain and waited for the scouting units to return (CIA). When they had returned, they told Benedict that the fort had only housed fourty-nine British soldiers, a megar amount compared to Benedict's. But the scouts had also noted that there were only two boats that could transport Benedict and his soldiers, therefore only a hundred or so men actually particapted in the capturing of Fort Ticonderoga (History Ticonderoga). Benedict still wanted to suprise the soldiers, so they attacked Ticonderoga's south gate, where only one sentry was stationed. Benedict damanded their surround once they had rose from their sleep. The British troops complied and the fort was won with no casualties and not a single shot fired (CIA). With the fort under the patriots control, the army gained a hundred cannons that the army despreately needed (fourty-three of which were transported and used by General Knox against the British at Boston) and a passage from New York into Canada( History Ticonderoga)which led Benedict to his next military excersion.
Many suspect that they were with Washington only to maximize the hate on both sides of the battle. They went against Washington’s orders to not be the aggressors. Soon large units of British and American soldiers were sent to settle what should have been small battles. The French however were prepared to fight back and even had the Indians as allies to help with upcoming battles. In July, Braddock’s army which consisted of over 2000 British soldiers rode west with George Washington and came upon 250 plus French soldiers with over 600 Indians allies. Nearly 1000 British were killed, unlike George Washington who was unhurt during the battle was soon promoted to commander of the Virginia army for his bravery. (Roark 146)
I believe that the Battle of Yorktown is the most important battle or operation in the history of our country. The defeat of the British shocked the entire world. It showed that a small nation of farmers and merchants could train into a thriving country, and gain independence from a much larger nation. Without it we could possibly be ruled by a king still today. The strategy General Washington executed against the British forces was perfect.
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of The American Revolutionary War. On June 1777, British and Hessian army departed from St. Johns to Fort Ticonderoga at the south end of the lake. The army of 7,000 had separated and started a long march to war. On October 17, 1777, 5,895 Brit and Hessian troops had surrendered. General Burgoyne had lost 86% of his force. The defeat of the British army, the Americans gained great confidence and strongly believed they could win more battles in the near future.
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in June of 1775. In the Battle of Bunker Hill the patriots were successful in holding their ground, Redcoats sent three attack waves, the first to were successfully defended by the patriots buy the third was successful in driving the patriots off the hill. The main reason of the patriot's retreat was because of lack of ammunition. Officially the victory was given to the Redcoats but the Patriots had the real victory, for they had proved themselves against professional soldiers and took a great many British soldiers in the battle.
We were all battling and fighting hard. The patriots were winning. As a final attempt to defeat us, the British trying to load one of the biggest cannons I have ever seen. The cannon ball that
The soldiers of the British Army were very loyal and never hesitated when given commands even when the commands went against their own beliefs. When the battle on Martin’s concluded and the wounded of both parties were being taken care of a calvary of British Dragoons arrived and ordered that all the Continental soldiers be killed and the house be burned. The British lieutenant was hesitant at first as Martin’s was gracious enough to care for the British soldiers, but since he was loyal to Britain he obliged to the orders given. Prior to the Battle of Cowpens, one of the soldiers from the militia army was a black man that originally fought for his freedom, however due to his loyalty to the army he went back and fought for America. He did not want to lose his freedom he worked extremely hard for only to have it taken away. As the battle concluded the American’s came out victorious and the British Army was forced to retreat. Eventually as the British continued to lose against the strong willed Americans, the British Army officially surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia. The British could not beat the Americans that fought for their land and the people within it because they were so determined to win and achieve the