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| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION gave birth to the United States and resulted in our great American Republic. It began in earnest in 1775, though disenchantment with British rule began many years earlier. Popular unrest seriously escalated with The Boston Massacre in 1770. The major fighting finally ended at Yorktown in 1781. The Treaty of Paris recognizing American Independence was signed in 1783. One in four men who served in the Continental Army would lose his life, a higher percentage death toll than in any war in all of American history. Almost half of American prisoners of war in the Revolution died from disease and malnutrition. |
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"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men."
~ George Washington |
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Northern Campaign | Battle of Lexington and Concord
| Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
| Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill)
| Battle of Quebec
| Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn)
| Battle of Trenton
| Battle of Princeton
| Battle of Oriskany
| Battle of Bennington
| Battle of Brandywine
| Battle of Saratoga (Freeman’s Farm)
| Battle of Germantown
| Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
| Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
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Southern Campaign | Capture of Savannah
| Siege of Charleston
| Battle of Camden
| Battle of Kings Mountain
| Battle of Cowpens
| Battle of Guilford Courthouse
| Battle of Eutaw Springs
| Battle of Yorktown
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Naval Campaign | Battle of Bon Homme Richard & Serapis
| 1st Battle of the Virginia Capes
| 2nd Battle of the Virginia Capes
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