Major battles of the Revolutionary War include the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Cowpens. In this section, you can learn about these battles and their importance.
In the dark of night on Dec. 16, 1773, residents of Boston poured more than 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor. But they weren't trying to set a world record for the most cups of tea made at one time. They were protesting the British government. See more »
In the dark of night on Dec. 16, 1773, residents of Boston poured more than 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor. But they weren't trying to set a world record for the most cups of tea made at one time. They were protesting the British government.
See more »Revolutionary War, American, the war in which 13 British colonies in North America won their freedom and became the United States of America.
See more »Bennington, Battle of, August 16, 1777, an American victory in the Revolutionary War, fought near Bennington, Vermont.
See more »Brandywine, Battle of, September 11, 1777, a British victory in the American Revolution.
See more »Bunker Hill, Battle of, June 17, 1775, the first major battle of the American Revolution.
See more »Cowpens, Battle of, January 17, 1781, an American victory in the American Revolutionary War.
See more »Eutaw Springs, Battle of September 8, 1781, an engagement in the Carolina campaign of the American Revolution.
See more »Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, March 15, 1781, a battle of the American Revolution.
See more »Kings Mountain, Battle of, October 7, 1780, an engagement in South Carolina fought between American patriots and Loyalists during the Revolutionary War.
See more »Monmouth, Battle of, June 28, 1778, a drawn battle in the American Revolutionary War.
See more »Trenton, Battle of (December 26, 1776), a crucial American victory in the Revolutionary War.
See more »Boston Massacre, one of the incidents that led to the American Revolution. The people of Boston, Massachusetts, resented the garrisoning of British troops in the city.
See more »Concord , Massachusetts, a town in Middlesex County. It lies on the Concord River, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtown Boston.
See more »Conway Cabal , a plot formed in 1777 by a group of American officers and congressmen to remove George Washington and promote Horatio Gates to command of the Continental Army.
See more »Hessians, in American history, troops hired by the British from various German princes to fight in the American Revolution.
See more »Lexington, Massachusetts, a town in Middlesex County. It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Boston, of which Lexington is a residential suburb.
See more »Minutemen, the Massachusetts volunteers who fought in the first battles of the American Revolutionary War.
See more »Pitcher, Molly, the nickname of a Revolutionary War heroine. She is generally identified as Mary (“Molly”) Ludwig (1744?–1832), who was born near Trenton, New Jersey.
See more »Saratoga Campaign, an important series of engagements in the American Revolutionary War.
See more »Valley Forge, a village in Pennsylvania. It was the camp site of the Continental Army of the United States from December 17, 1777, until June 18, 1778.
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