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The Battle of Alligator Bridge took place on June 30, 1778, and was the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer British East Florida during the American Revolutionary War. A detachment of Georgia militiamen under the command of General James Screven chased Thomas Brown 's Loyalist company into a large position of British ...
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 was part 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 Frontier War for American Independence. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0077-1. OCLC 260092836. Pennington, Edward (July 1930). "East Florida in the American Revolution, 1775–1778". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 9 (1). Florida Historical Society: 24–46. JSTOR 30149717. Piecuch, Jim (2008). Three Peoples ...
July 20, 1775: New York: Patriot victory: Sons of Liberty capture storehouse and magazine [8] Battle of Gloucester: August 8, 1775: Massachusetts: Patriot victory [9] Raid on the Battery: August 23, 1775: New York: Patriot victory: 23 royal cannon from The Battery were taken under fire from HMS Asia offshore [10] Siege of Fort St. Jean ...
(1765–1775) United Colonies (1775–1781) United States (1781–1783) Outcome: Independence of the United States of America from Great Britain; Dissolution of British America, formation of British North America and Spanish Florida; End of the First British Empire; Began the Age of Revolution; World's first federal republic founded on the ...
June 19, 1775 to June 3, 1783. [2] Promoted from colonel of the 3rd Connecticut Regiment. [11] Resigned officially at the end of the war. However, his active service ended in December 1779 due to a stroke. [12] Active from the first days of the revolution, Putnam led the forces in the field at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
When Spain entered the American Revolutionary War in 1779, Bernardo de Gálvez, the energetic governor of Louisiana, immediately began offensive operations.In September 1779 he gained complete control over the lower Mississippi River by capturing Fort Bute and then shortly thereafter obtaining the surrender of the remaining British forces on the river following the Battle of Baton Rouge.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B. ... Battles of the American Revolutionary War in Florida (3 P) Pages in category "Battles in Florida"