Battles
Battle at which cannons (artillery) were seized to help American defenses in Boston.
Fort Ticonderoga
Known as the "Swamp Fox" I used guerilla-style fighting tactics in the Carolinas to fight the British.
Francis Marion
I was famous for stating "I have not yet begun to fight" and am the father of the U.S. Navy.
John Paul Jones
Represented a clash between American militia and British troops seeking out weapons.
Lexington and Concord
Battle that served as a turning point for the Americans as the French agreed to assist.
Saratoga
At the conclusion of this battle Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.
Yorktown
I organized the Green Mountain Boys militia in New York (later Vermont) to repel British soldiers.
Ethan Allen
I showed up to the Second Continental Congress dressed in a military uniform.
George Washington
Lack of food and the cold were winter problems at Valley Forge, but this was the biggest killer for troops.
Disease (typhus, typhoid, flu, dysentery)
This battle that actually took place at Breed's Hill led to high British losses and for the British to reevaluate the war strategies.
Bunker Hill
This battle was the first time Americans demonstrated their reorganization and skill building learned from the winter at Valley Forge.
Monmouth
I was an artillery specialist responsible for getting 60 tons of cannons to Massachusetts. I also became the Secretary of War.
Henry Knox
I assisted the Continental Army at Valley Forge to learn discipline and proper military training.
Baron von Steuben
The Americans had only 86 barrels of gunpowder at the start of the war especially due to the lack of this important compound.
Saltpeter
This battle showed Washington's determination to keep the British out of Philadelphia, the American capital.
Brandywine
This battle and American loss left the British in charge of New York City for the remainder of the war.
Long Island
I was a woman who travelled with the Continental Army and brought water and even loaded cannons when necessary.
Molly Pitcher
Though I was shot in the let, I led a successful retreat at the Battle of Brandywine.
Marquis de Lafayette
Birthplace of the U.S. Army
This battle is famous due to Washington's army routing the hired soldiers of Hesse-Cassel.
Trenton
The 1779 siege of this city demonstrated the naval superiority of the British in the war.
Savannah
I was hanged by the British for serving as a spy and am famous for saying "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
I was raised a Quaker in Pennsylvania and led a successful campaign against Cornwallis in South Carolina in 1781
Nathanael Greene
Names of the two most used muskets used by American soldiers in the Revolution.
Brown Bess and Charleville
This battle began the British retreat to Virginia due to superior efforts by Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan against Col. Tarleton, the Bloody Butcher of Waxhaws.
Cowpens