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British victory: in the largest battle of the war the American army of George Washington is outflanked and routed on Long Island but later manages to evacuate to Manhattan Landing at Kip's Bay: September 15, 1776: New York: British victory: British capture New York City and hold it for the duration of the war Battle of Harlem Heights: September ...
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The American Revolution includes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted
The Negro in the American Revolution. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-4603-1. Raphael, Ray and Marie Raphael (2015). The Spirit of '74: How the American Revolution Began. New York: New Press. Revere, Paul (1798). Letter to Jeremy Belknap of January, 1798. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society. Revere, Paul ...
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies in what was then British America. The revolution culminated in the American Revolutionary War, which began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775.
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on August 27, 1776, at and near the western edge of Long Island in present-day Brooklyn.
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign in the early phase of the American Revolutionary War.Resulting in a decisive American victory over British forces led by General John Burgoyne, the battles persuaded France to enter the war as an American ally.