Battle Date Location Results / Significance Ranking REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Lexington LEXINGTON AND CONCORD - 4 BUNKER HILL - 3 April Outside of LONG ISLAND – 4 TRENTON – 5 and SARATOGA – 5 BRANDYWINE – 3 1775 Boston, MA Concord VALLEY FORGE – 3 YORKTOWN - 4 1. "Shot heard round the world" 2. Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” was read to soldiers before this battle Charleston June 3. Baron Friedrich von Steuben trained the American Bunker Hill Peninsula -- 1775 soldiers Boston, MA 4. “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” 5. Americans claim victory because more British are killed; British claim victory because they take the hill 6. Old North Bridge was where the British were stopped 7. British General Cornwallis surrenders to Washington Aug. Long Island, Long Island 8. British General Howe outflanks Washington who has 1776 NY conflicting reports of Howe’s where-abouts 9. 1776 – an American victory and turning point in war 10. Hessian mercenaries were defeated 11. American morale at all time low 12. France decided to join the war and aid the Americans Dec. 13. “The Redcoats are Coming” Trenton Trenton, NJ 1776 14. Soldiers left this location a much more disciplined and capable group 15. A surprise 16. The Declaration of Independence was read to soldiers before this battle Southwest of 17. 1777 – an American victory and turning point in war Sept. Brandywine Philadelphia, 18. The French Navy helped to trap Cornwallis on the 1777 PA peninsula 19. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold lead the Americans to victory 20. After losing this battle, the Americans eventually Near Albany, retreated to Valley Forge for the winter Sept. NY -- close 21. British attempt to destroy American weapons supply Saratoga 1777 to Hudson 22. British victory; Washington narrowly escapes to Manhattan and then retreats to PA River 23. British General Burgoyne surrenders 24. The signing of the Treaty of Paris was a result 25. The Crossing Dec. 19 miles 26. British victory; Howe went on to take Philadelphia 1777- Valley Forge outside of 27. British make 3 attempts and finally took the hill on 3rd June try Philadelphia 1778 28. British plan to split colonies in half at the Hudson River and cut New England off from the other colonies 29. Approximately 2000 American soldiers died because of the conditions here Oct. Yorktown, 30. The Yorktown 1781 VA Battle Date Location Reason for Ranking Ranking

Lexington April Outside of and 1775 Boston, MA Concord

Charleston June Bunker Hill Peninsula -- 1775 Boston, MA

Aug. Long Island, Long Island 1776 NY

Dec. Trenton Trenton, NJ 1776

Southwest of Sept. Brandywine Philadelphia, 1777 PA

Near Albany, Sept. NY -- close Saratoga 1777 to Hudson River

Dec. 19 miles 1777- Valley Forge outside of June Philadelphia 1778

Oct. Yorktown, Yorktown 1781 VA 28. British plan to split colonies in half at the Hudson River