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Pages in category "American Revolutionary War sites" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is a historic site in Oneida County, New York, United States that marks the Battle of Oriskany, fought in 1777 during the American Revolution, one of the bloodiest engagements of the war. The park is northwest of the Village of Oriskany on NY Route 69 and is southeast of the City of Rome.
Monmouth Battlefield State Park is a 1,818-acre (7.36 km 2) [4] New Jersey state park located on the border of Manalapan and Freehold Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. This park preserves the historical battlefield on which the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Monmouth (1778) was waged.
Several American victories, such as the Battle of Ramseur's Mill, the Battle of Cowpens, and the Battle of Kings Mountain, also served to weaken the overall British military strength. The culminating engagement, the siege of Yorktown , ended with the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis on October 19, 1781.
A portion of the battlefield is today managed as a 372-acre (1.51 km 2) state park. [3] The entire battlefield (about 2,100 acres (850 ha)) was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. [2] [4] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved more than 68 acres adjacent to the state park. [5]
battlefields.org – The American Battlefield Trust's web site provides comprehensive educational information about the Civil War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, including scores of battle maps, hundreds of primary sources, free downloadable curricula, photos, 360° panoramic battlefield views and thousands of articles.
On December 15, 1774, patriots led by John Sullivan again raided the fort, this time seizing numerous cannons, later used in the pivotal Battle of Bunker Hill. The incident is significant as one of the first overt acts of the American Revolutionary War [1] and the only battle to take place in the state of New Hampshire. [2]