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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 ...
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the American Revolutionary War .
The American Revolutionary War saw a series of battles involving naval forces of the British Royal Navy and the Continental Navy from 1775, and of the French Navy from 1778 onwards.
Battle of Brandywine – 1777 – American Revolutionary War; Battle of Brody – 1941 – World War II; Battle of Brooklyn (a.k.a. Battle of Long Island) – 1776 – American Revolutionary War; Battle of Brunete – 1937 – Spanish Civil War; Battle of Brunanburh – 937; Battle of Brunkeberg – 1471 – Dano-Swedish War (1470–71)
A map of principal campaigns in the American Revolutionary War [268] with British movements in red and American movements in blue; the timeline shows the British won most battles in the war's first half, but Americans won the most in the second. To win their insurrection, Washington and the Continental Army needed to outlast the British will to ...
Until the war was widened into a global conflict by France's entry in 1778, the war's military activities were primarily directed by the Commander-in-Chief, North America. General Thomas Gage was commander-in-chief of North American forces from 1763 until 1775, and governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1774 to 1776.
A minor controversial interpretation holds that the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774, in what is now West Virginia was the initial military engagement of the Revolutionary War, and a 1908 United States Senate resolution designated it as such. However, few historians subscribe to this interpretation, even in West Virginia.
Anger over Santa Anna's lack of mercy led many Texan settlers to join the Texan Army. (This battle is considered one of the most famous battles in American history and is the inspiration for dozens of movies and books) M Battle of Refugio: Refugio: March 14, 1836 Third battle of the Goliad Campaign.