American Revolution/Battles
For those of you who enjoy the gory details of battles, I have made this section for you. I have listed here, the date, location, casualties and result of each significant battle during the war. Below each year, there is a gallery of paintings or engravings from the battles listed above.
1775
editBattle of Lexington and Concord
- Date:April 19, 1775
- Location:Lexington, Concord, the surrounding area, Massachusetts
- American Casualties-50 killed, 39 wounded, 5 missing
- British Casualties-73 killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing
- Result:American Victory
Siege of Boston
- Date:April 20, 1775 – March 17, 1776
- Location:Boston and the Surrounding area, Massachusetts
- American Casualties-469 killed or wounded, 30 captured
- British Casualties-1,160 killed or wounded, 35 captured
- Result:American Victory
Battle of Chelsea Creek (part of the Siege of Boston)
- Date:May 27-May 28, 1775
- Location:Hog Island, Noodle Island, Massachusetts
- American Casualties-3 wounded
- British Casualties-2 killed, 1 schooner destroyed
- Result:American Victory
Battle of Bunker Hill (part of the Siege of Boston)
- Date:June 17, 1775
- Location:Charlestown, Massachusetts
- American Casualties-140 killed, 271 wounded, 30 captured
- British Casualties-245 killed, 828 wounded
- Result:British Pyrrhic victory
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The Battle of Lexington.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill.
1776
editBattle of Long Island
- Date:August 27, 1776
- Location:Long Island(Brooklyn), New York
- American Casualties-312 killed, 1,407 wounded or missing, 1,186 captured
- British Casualties-63 killed, 283 wounded, 21 captured
- Result:Decisive British Victory
Battle of Kip's Bay
- Date:September 15, 1776
- Location:Kip's Bay, Manhattan, New York
- American Casualties-50 killed, 320 captured
- British Casualties-12 killed or wounded
- Result:Decisive British Victory
Battle of Harlem Heights
- Date:September 16, 1776
- Location:Harlem, Manhattan, New York
- American Casualties-30 killed, 100 wounded
- British Casualties-90 killed, 300 wounded
- Result:American Victory
Battle of Pell's Point
- Date:October 18, 1776
- Location:Bronx, New York
- American Casualties-8 killed, 13 wounded
- British Casualties-25 killed or wounded
- Result:American Victory
Battle of White Plains
- Date:October 28, 1776
- Location:White Plains, New York
- American Casualties-28 killed, 126 wounded, 16 captured
- British Casualties-42 killed, 182 wounded, 3 captured
- Result:British Victory
Battle of Fort Washington
- Date:November 16, 1776
- Location:Manhattan, New York
- American Casualties-59 killed, 100 wounded 2,837 captured
- British Casualties-86 killed, 350 wounded
- Result:Decisive British Victory
Battle of Trenton
- Date:December 26, 1776
- Location:Trenton, New Jersey
- American Casualties-4 wounded
- British Casualties-23 killed, 83 wounded, 896 captured
- Result:Decisive American Victory
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Washington crossing the Delaware River, on the night of December 25–26, 1776.
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The Battle of Trenton.
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The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton.
1777
editBattle of the Assunpink Creek
- Date:January 2, 1777
- Location:Trenton, New Jersey
- American Casualties-100 killed or wounded
- British Casualties-365 killed, 135 wounded
- Result:American Victory
Battle of Princeton
- Date:January 3, 1777
- Location:Princeton, New Jersey
- American Casualties-31 killed, 40 wounded, 1 captured
- British Casualties-100 killed, 70 wounded, 200 captured
- Result:American Victory
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The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton