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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 Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Pages in category "American Revolutionary War orders of battle" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Battle of Brandywine order of battle; C.
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 .
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 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 ...
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. [citation needed] 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 Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776, was a significant British victory in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War over American forces under the command of General George Washington, and the opening battle in a successful British campaign to gain control of New York City in 1776.