Battles of the American Revolutionary War
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This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War.
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[edit] Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war
| Campaigns and theaters |
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| Boston – Canadian – New York and New Jersey – Saratoga – Philadelphia – Western – Sullivan Expedition – Southern – West Indies and Gulf Coast – Naval |
- Boston campaign (1774–76)
- Invasion of Canada (1775) (1775–77)
- New York and New Jersey campaigns (1776–77)
- Saratoga campaign (1777)
- Philadelphia campaign (1777–78)
- Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga (1778–81)
- Sullivan Expedition (1779)
- West Indies and Gulf Coast campaigns (1779–82)
- Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775–83)
- Western theater of the American Revolutionary War (1779–82)
- Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War
[edit] Battles (in chronological order)
[edit] 1775
| Boston campaign, 1774–1776 |
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| Powder Alarm – Lexington and Concord – Boston siege – Bunker Hill – Dorchester Heights |
| Canadian theater, 1775–1776 |
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| Ticonderoga – Crown Point – Longue-Pointe – Fort St. Jean – Quebec – Les Cèdres – Vaudreuil – Trois-Rivières – Valcour Bay – Fort Cumberland |
- Battles of Lexington and Concord – April 19, 1775
- Siege of Boston – April 19 - March 17, 1776
- Capture of Fort Ticonderoga – May 10, 1775
- Battle of Crown Point – May 12, 1775
- Battle of St. Johns – May 14-18, 1775
- Battle of Noodles Island – May 27, 1775
- Battle of Hog Island – May 28, 1775
- Battle of Bunker Hill – June 17, 1775
- Battle of Gloucester – August 8, 1775
- Battle of Stonington – August 30, 1775
- Battle of Ile Aux Noix – September 5, 1775
- Battle of St. Johns (First) – September 18 - November 3, 1775
- Battle of Kemp's Landing – November 14, 1775
- Battle of Great Bridge – November 28 - December 9, 1775
- Battle of Quebec – December 31, 1775
[edit] 1776
| New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777 |
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| Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook |
- Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge – February 27, 1776
- Fortification of Dorchester Heights – March 4, 1776 *
- Battle of Nassau – March 2 – March 3, 1776
- Battle of the Rice Boats – March 2 – March 3, 1776
- Battle of the Cedars – May 15 – May 16, 1776
- Battle of Trois-Rivières – June 8, 1776
- Battle of Long Island – August 27, 1776 (or the Battle of Brooklyn)
- Landing at Kip's Bay – September 15, 1776
- Battle of Harlem Heights – September 16, 1776
- Battle of Valcour Island – October 11, 1776
- Battle of White Plains – October 28, 1776
- Battle of Trenton – December 26, 1776
[edit] 1777
| Saratoga campaign, 1777 |
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| Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights) |
| Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778 |
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| Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Valley Forge – Crooked Billet – Barren Hill – Monmouth |
- Second Battle of Trenton – January 2, 1777
- Battle of Princeton – January 3, 1777
- Battle of Millstone – January 20, 1777
- Forage War – Winter 1777
- Battle of Bound Brook – April 13, 1777
- Second Battle of Ticonderoga – July 5-July 6, 1777*
- Battle of Hubbardton – July 7, 1777
- Battle of Fort Ann – July 8, 1777
- Battle of Oriskany – August 6, 1777
- Battle of Bennington – August 16, 1777
- Battle of Brandywine – September 11, 1777
- Paoli Massacre – September 11, 1777
- Battle of Freeman's Farm – September 19, 1777 (or 1st Saratoga)
- Battle of Germantown – October 2, 1777
- Battle of Red Bank – October 5 to November 25, 1777
- Battle of Bemis Heights – October 7, 1777 (or 2nd Saratoga)
- Battle of Saratoga – October 17, 1777
- Second Battle of Gloucester – November 25, 1777 (or Gloucester)
- Battle of White Marsh – December 5, 1777
- Battle of Matson's Ford – 11 December 1777
[edit] 1778
| Northern theater after Saratoga, 1778–1781 |
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| Rhode Island – Wyoming Valley – Carleton's Raid – Cherry Valley – Stony Point – Minisink – Penobscot expedition – Sullivan expedition – Newtown – Springfield – Groton Heights |
| Southern theater, 1775–1783 |
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| Gunpowder Incident – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston – Camden – Kings Mountain – Cowpens – Guilford Court House – Hobkirk's Hill – Eutaw Springs – Yorktown |
| Western theater |
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| 1st Fort Henry – Boonesborough – Vincennes – Fort Laurens – St. Louis – Bird's expedition – Piqua – Lochry's Defeat – Long Run – Crawford expedition – Bryan Station – Estill's Defeat – Blue Licks – 2nd Fort Henry |
| Gulf Coast campaign |
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| Fort Bute – Baton Rouge – Fort Charlotte – St. Louis – Mobile – Pensacola |
| Campaign in North American Waters 1778–1782 |
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| Newport – Penobscot – Cape Henry – Chesapeake |
| European waters, 1778–1782 |
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| First Ushant – Cape St. Vincent – Dogger Bank – Second Ushant – Cape Spartel |
| West Indies campaign |
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| Nassau – St. Lucia – Grenada – Martinique – Fort Royal – St. Kitts – The Saintes |
| East Indies Campaign 1778–1783 |
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| Porto Praya – Sadras – Providien – Negapatam – Trincomalee – Cuddalore |
- Battle of Freetown – May 25, 1778
- Battle of Monmouth – June 28, 1778
- Battle of Alligator Bridge – June 30, 1778
- First Battle of Ushant – July 27, 1778
- Battle of Rhode Island – August 29, 1778
- Baylor Massacre – September 27, 1778
- Carleton's Raid (1778) – October 24 - November 14, 1778
[edit] 1779
- Battle of Beaufort – 3 February 1779, also known as Battle of Port Royal Island
- Battle of Kettle Creek – 14 February 1779
- Battle of Vincennes – February 23 – February 25, 1779
- Battle of Briar Creek – March 3, 1779
- Battle of Stono Ferry – 20 June 1779
- Battle of Stony Point – July 16, 1779
- Battle of Paulus Hook – August 19, 1779
- Battle of Newtown – August 29, 1779
- Siege of Savannah – October 9, 1779
[edit] 1780
- Battle of Cape St. Vincent – January 16, 1780
- Siege of Charleston – March 29, 1780
- Bird's Invasion of Kentucky – May–June, 1780
- Battle of Springfield – June 23, 1780
- Battle of Pekowee – August 8, 1780, also known as the Battle of Piqua
- Battle of Camden – August 16, 1780
- Battle of Kings Mountain – October 7, 1780
- Royalton Raid – October 16, 1780
[edit] 1781
- Battle of Cowpens – January 17, 1781
- Battle of Guilford Court House – March 15, 1781
- Battle of Groton Heights – September 6, 1781
- Battle of Eutaw Springs – September 8, 1781
- Siege of Yorktown – September 28 – October 17, 1781
- Second Battle of Ushant – December 12, 1781
[edit] 1782
- Battle of Sadras – February 17, 1782
- Battle of the Saintes – April 9-April 12, 1782
- Battle of Blue Licks – August 19, 1782
- Battle of the Combahee River – August 27, 1782
- Battle of Kaka Poopoo Island – October 17, 1782
- *No casualties involved.
