American Revolutionary War Battles Maps

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Battle of Brandywine 11 September 1777
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Battle of Brandywine 11 September 1777
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The Battle of Brandywine, in Pennsylvania, was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe on 11 September 1777. Washington mobilized his defensive forces in Chadd’s Ford, with the area’s high ground and dense woodland offering concealment. He posted troops... More
Battle of Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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Battle of Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle between Continental (French-American) warships and the British in the Atlantic, Irish and North Seas between 21– 23 September 1779. The French, under the Treaty of Alliance, were fighting on behalf of the Americans in their War of Independence. The Franco-Spanish fleet... More
Battle of Long Island and Harlem Heights August and September 1776
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Battle of Long Island and Harlem Heights August and September 1776
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Before the Battle of Long Island, on 27 August 1776, General Washington and his army of less than 20,000 men controlled New York. The British general, William Howe, and his 30,000 men held Staten Island. Howe was determined to seize New York, cutting off New England. A week before Howe... More
Battle of Rhode Island 28–29 August 1778
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Battle of Rhode Island 28–29 August 1778
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The Battle of Rhode Island began on 29 August 1778. Under the Treaty of Alliance, signed in February 1778, the French were fighting on behalf of America. Their combined land and naval forces laid siege to Rhode Island in August 1778, with a view to forcing the British out of... More
Chesapeake Bay 1781
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Chesapeake Bay 1781
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The French navy had been instructed by General Washington to block General Cornwallis’s forces escape through Chesapeake Bay to New York. Cornwallis and his 7,500 men awaited naval transport at Yorktown. On 25 August, 14 British ships, under Rear Admiral Hood, joined with Rear Admiral Graves in New York. They... More
Clark’s Operations in the West 1778–79
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Clark’s Operations in the West 1778–79
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Early on in the American Revolutionary War, George Rogers Clark was a captain of the Virginia militia tasked with organizing the defence of settlers in Kentucky, who were threatened by Indian raids, incited and armed by the British and their lieutenant-governor, Henry Hamilton, based at Fort Detroit. Chafing at a... More
Fate of Empire Loyalists 1776–92
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Fate of Empire Loyalists 1776–92
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After the declaration of independence in 1776, the 15–20 per cent of the population who had been loyal to the British Crown were left unprotected. There continued to be bloodshed, with gangs of revolutionaries attacking gangs of loyalists, particularly in the South. As the British pulled out of the United... More
Lexington and Concord 18–19 April 1775
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Lexington and Concord 18–19 April 1775
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This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and is considered an American victory. On 18 April 1775, a total of 700 British soldiers (Redcoats) marched from Boston to take Lexington, followed by Concord, in Massachusetts. An American spy, Paul Revere, alerted the colonial militia to the approaching... More
Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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In c. 1775, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the majority of Americans were neutral or ‘fence-sitters’. Both the British and the American patriots launched a propaganda campaign to garner support. The Americans won the propaganda war, with publications such as Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ calling for independence from... More
Naval Engagement at Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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Naval Engagement at Flamborough Head 23 September 1779
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Bonhomme Richard was one of four ships under the command of Captain Paul Jones’s American squadron. Near Flamborough Head, off Yorkshire, it intercepted a British Baltic Fleet convoy of 41 merchant ships, led by HMS Serapis. At 7.20 pm, to protect its merchant vessels, HMS Serapis opened fire on Bonhomme... More
Ratification of the Federal Constitution 1787–90
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Ratification of the Federal Constitution 1787–90
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Between 1787–1788, 16,000 elected delegates debated whether to provide ratification of the newly proposed Constitution. Outside this private arena, the public were being bombarded with leaflets, pamphlets and broadsides outlining the merits and demerits of the new constitution. The Federalists, who were pro more centralized government control and wanted the... More
Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777
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Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777
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General Burgoyne’s plan to split the rebellious colonies along the Hudson River and to isolate New England, ended in major defeat for the British in the American Revolutionary War. There was to be a two-pronged attack at Saratoga; General St Leger was to travel through the St Lawrence River and... More