Major Battles of theAmerican Revolution

Choose from the sites listed below to read about some of the major battles of the American Revolution. There are also related sites to some of the battles. Clicking on those will give you, for example, insight into the conditions the men were subjected to at Valley Forge, a copy of the Longfellow poem describing Paul Revere's ride and......well, you get the idea. Included also is a timeline of the major events of the American Revolution which you may wish to look at first so you can then look at things in chronological order.

Timeline of the Revolution

Lexington and Concord

Bunker Hill

Another look at Bunker Hill

A view of Bunker Hill today

Ticonderoga

(Choose Fort History)

Saratoga

Trenton

Valley Forge

Yorktown

Conditions at Valley Forge

Old North Church

and Paul Revere's Ride

Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride

Conflict and Revolution

 

A copy of the engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere.