1775-1783

Revolutionary War

American independence fought across thirteen colonies and frontier territories, from Lexington and Concord through Yorktown.

1,013 engagements recorded

Featured engagements

Notable Revolutionary War battles

On September 1, 1774, British General Thomas Gage ordered 260 regulars to seize colonial gunpowder f...

Second Raid on Fort William and Mary

The siege of Fort William Henry was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph de Mo...

Action at Hog Island

The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the America...

Siege of Boston – Roxbury Lines

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American ...

Battle of Kemp's Landing

The Battle of Kemp's Landing, also known as the Skirmish of Kempsville, was a skirmish in the Americ...

Capture of Fort Johnson (Charleston Harbor)

The Second Battle of Fort Wagner, also known as the Second Assault on Morris Island or the Battle of...

Bombardment of Falmouth

The Burning of Falmouth occurred on October 18, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolu...

Battle of Concord Apr 19 1775

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions betwee...

Bombardment of Stonington

The Battle of Stonington was an engagement between British and American forces during the Chesapeake...

Portsmouth Harbor Defense (1775)

Portsmouth organized one of the earliest American coastal defense forces, protecting the state's onl...

Capture of Crown Point

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred on May 10, 1775, during the early stages of the American Re...

Battle of Chelsea Creek

The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the America...

Engagements by state

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On September 1, 1774, British General Thomas Gage ordered 260 regulars to seize colonial gunpowder from the Charlestown powder house in Somerville, Massachusett...

Second Raid on Fort William and Mary

The siege of Fort William Henry was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry. This for...

Action at Hog Island

The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddl...

Siege of Boston – Roxbury Lines

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army comm...

Battle of Kemp's Landing

The Battle of Kemp's Landing, also known as the Skirmish of Kempsville, was a skirmish in the American Revolutionary War that occurred on November 15, 1775. Mil...

Capture of Fort Johnson (Charleston Harbor)

The Second Battle of Fort Wagner, also known as the Second Assault on Morris Island or the Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, was fought on July 18, 1863, du...

Bombardment of Falmouth

The Burning of Falmouth occurred on October 18, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, when the British army was besieged in Boston fo...

Battle of Concord Apr 19 1775

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Bombardment of Stonington

The Battle of Stonington was an engagement between British and American forces during the Chesapeake campaign of the War of 1812 where Stonington residents and ...

Portsmouth Harbor Defense (1775)

Portsmouth organized one of the earliest American coastal defense forces, protecting the state's only major seaport.

Capture of Crown Point

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred on May 10, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, when tensions between American colonists an...

Battle of Chelsea Creek

The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddl...

Battle of Bunker Hill – Rail Fence Line

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Battle of Menotomy

The Battle of Menotomy is regarded as a continuation of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The original force of 700 British regulars had been met by reinfor...

Battle of Bunker Hill – Rhode Island contingent

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Siege of Boston – Cambridge Lines

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army comm...

Raid on Gloucester (Cape Ann)

The Battle of Gloucester was a skirmish fought early in the American Revolutionary War at Gloucester, Massachusetts on August 8 or 9, 1775. Royal Navy Captain J...

Bombardment of Bristol, Rhode Island (1775)

The Battle of Rhode Island took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and militia forces under the command of Major-general John Sullivan had been besiegin...

Battle of Bunker Hill — Breed's Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Raid on Menotomy (Arlington)

Bloodiest fighting of the April 19, 1775 retreat from Concord; more men fell at Menotomy (present-day Arlington) than at Lexington and Concord combined as milit...

Skirmish at Cambridge (Percy's relief)

Percy's relief of Smith's battered column near Cambridge with two cannon saved the British force from complete destruction; the cannon fire on militia positions...

Concord — Barrett's Farm Search

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle of Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle of Great Bridge (VA)

The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Great Bridge, Virginia, early in the American Revolutionary War. The refusal by colonial ...

Skirmish at Charlestown Neck

Frequent skirmishing around Charlestown Neck during the Boston Siege maintained pressure on British garrison.

Bunker Hill — Prescott's Redoubt

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Capture of Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775, marked the beginning of offensive action taken by Americans against the British during the Revolutionary War. T...

Siege of Boston

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army comm...

Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

North Bridge Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle of Fort Charlotte (SC 1775)

The Battle of Fort Charlotte, also known as the siege of Fort Charlotte, was a two-week siege conducted by Spanish general Bernardo de Gálvez against the Britis...

Burning of Hampton

The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was a naval battle during the American Civi...

Skirmish at Barrett's Farm (Concord)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

New York Armory Raid

New York Armory Raid was an action by Sons of Liberty on April 23, 1775, in the early days of the American Revolutionary War. The raid was on the British soldie...

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga 1777

The Battle of Ticonderoga was a minor confrontation at Fort Carillon on July 26 and 27, 1759, during the French and Indian War. A British military force of more...

Battle of Bunker Hill — Breed's Hill Second Assault

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Battle of Lexington – North Bridge Skirmish Follow-up

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Bombardment of Gloucester 1775

The Battle of Cape Gloucester was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Japanese and Allied forces on the island of New Britain, Territory of Ne...

Battle of Machias

The Battle of Machias was an early naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Battle of the Margaretta, fought around the port of Mac...

The Snow Campaign was one of the first major military operations of the American Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. An army of up to 3,000 Patriot mili...

Battle of Machias (Maine 1775)

The Battle of Machias was an early naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Battle of the Margaretta, fought around the port of Mac...

Raid on Prudence Island (1775)

The Battle of Rhode Island took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and militia forces under the command of Major-general John Sullivan had been besiegin...

Action at Grape Island

Elisha Leavitt was a Loyalist landowner in Hingham, Massachusetts, who owned several islands in Boston Harbor. During the Siege of Boston in 1775, Leavitt encou...

Green Mountain Boys — Battle of Westminster Massacre

Vermont colonists held Westminster courthouse; sheriff's deputies killed two; sparked Vermont independence movement

Battle of Gloucester (Massachusetts, 1775)

The Battle of Gloucester may refer to:Siege of Gloucester, a siege in England in 1643 during the First English Civil War Battle of Gloucester (1775), a land-sea...

Battle of Fort Ticonderoga 1758

The Battle of Ticonderoga was a minor confrontation at Fort Carillon on July 26 and 27, 1759, during the French and Indian War. A British military force of more...

Siege of Savage's Old Fields

The siege of Savage's Old Fields was an encounter between Patriot and Loyalist forces in the back country town of Ninety Six, South Carolina, early in the Ameri...

Burning of Charlestown

The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the opening stage of the American Revolutionary War. The engagement arose fro...

Skirmish at Hardy's Hill (Concord Retreat)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle of Lexington – Parker's Stand

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle of Fort Charlotte (SC)

The Battle of Fort Charlotte, also known as the siege of Fort Charlotte, was a two-week siege conducted by Spanish general Bernardo de Gálvez against the Britis...

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen May 10 1775

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775, represented the beginning of offensive military action taken by Americans against the British during the Revolu...

Battle of Lexington and Concord — North Bridge

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Skirmish at Menotomy (Arlington)

The Battle of Menotomy is regarded as a continuation of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The original force of 700 British regulars had been met by reinfor...

Skirmish at Kemp's Landing (VA, 1775)

The Battle of Kemp's Landing, also known as the Skirmish of Kempsville, was a skirmish in the American Revolutionary War that occurred on November 15, 1775. Mil...

Action at Stonington (1775)

One of the earliest colonial naval confrontations; Stonington's defiance of HMS Rose inspired resistance throughout New England.

Raid on the New York Battery

New York Armory Raid was an action by Sons of Liberty on April 23, 1775, in the early days of the American Revolutionary War. The raid was on the British soldie...

Allen's Raid on St. Johns, Canada

The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred on May 10, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The fort represented a strategic British po...

Quebec (Canada)

Lexington Green — Parker's Stand

The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is the historic town common of Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It was at this site that the...

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1775)

The siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between 2 July and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lie...

Battle of Breed's Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named afte...

Battle of Great Bridge

The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Great Bridge, Virginia, early in the American Revolutionary War. The refusal by colonial ...

Capture of Turtle Bay Depot

In the summer of 1775, Sons of Liberty targeted a British supply depot at Turtle Bay on the East River in Manhattan, seizing stores that were redistributed to s...

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (Allen and Arnold)

The siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between 2 July and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New York. Lie...

Burning of Falmouth (Maine)

The Burning of Falmouth occurred on October 18, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, when tensions between British authority and Ame...

Maine (then Massachusetts)

Raid on Hampton (1775)

The Beefsteak Raid was a Confederate cavalry raid that took place in September 1864 as part of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. Wade Hampt...

Ethan Allen — Fort Ticonderoga 1775

In the late 1760s, Ethan Allen became interested in the New Hampshire Grants, a territory disputed between New York and New Hampshire settlers. Allen bought lan...

Battle of Chelsea Creek (1775)

The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddl...

Battle of Lexington

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Battle Road — The Long Retreat

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Skirmish at Brooks Hill (Concord Retreat)

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America...

Fall of Fort Washington

The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It...

Battle of Pelham (Pell's Point)

This combat engagement fought, is variously known in American, British, and Hessian sources as the Battle of Pelham, Battle of Pelham Manor, Battle of Pell's Ne...

Battle of Chatterton's Hill

The Battle of White Plains occurred on October 28, 1776, during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War, following George Washing...

Fall of Fort Lee

The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It...

Defense of Baltimore (Fort Whetstone)

The Battle of Baltimore took place between British and American forces on September 12–14, 1814, during the War of 1812. Defending American forces repulsed sea ...

Battle of Fort Moultrie Jun 28 1776

The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, by the South Carolina militia. It ended with the surrender of the ...

Hackensack River Raid

The Hackensack River Raid in November 1776 was part of Cornwallis's successful New Jersey campaign that forced the retreat of Washington's army across New Jerse...

Battle of Long Island — Gowanus Heights

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on Au...

Skirmish at Kingsbridge (1776)

American forces covered the Kingsbridge crossing — the northern exit from Manhattan — as Washington's army retreated up the island in September 1776

Siege of Boston — Dorchester Heights

The siege of Boston was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot militia led by newly-installed Continental Army comm...

Fall of Fort Washington (1776)

The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It...

Battle of Long Island

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on Au...

Battle of Lindley's Fort

The Battle of Lindley's Fort was part of a campaign by Loyalist and Cherokee forces to gain control over the South Carolina backcountry from Patriot forces earl...

Battle of Basking Ridge (Charles Lee Captured)

Charles Lee was a senior British-born officer in the Continental Army whose capture in 1776 represented a significant loss of leadership for the American forces...

Battle of Long Island — Jamaica Pass Flanking

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on Au...

Battle of New Brunswick

The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the Fre...

Battle of Fort Watauga (TN)

In 1776, the Watauga Association, a frontier settlement in the Tennessee Valley, faced an assault by Cherokee forces during the early stages of the American Rev...

Raid on St. Mary's County (1776)

British tobacco raids in the lower Chesapeake disrupted Maryland's primary export economy and forced defensive militia deployments.

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet

The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet was an important, early naval victory for the Continental Navy and the future "Father of the American Navy", Captain John Barry. ...

Battle of Nassau / Raid on Nassau Mar 1-4 1776

The raid of Nassau on March 3–4, 1776, was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the A...

Bahamas (not US)

Battle of Valcour Island Oct 11-13 1776

The Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, was a naval engagement that took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main a...

Bombardment of Norfolk

Tensions in the British Colony of Virginia had risen in April 1775, coinciding with the outbreak of American Revolutionary War hostilities in Massachusetts at t...

Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn Heights Aug 27 1776

The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was an action of the American Revolutionary War fought on Au...

First Battle of Trenton

The Battle of Trenton was a short but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General Georg...

Battle of Island Flats

The Battle of Island Flats was the opening battle of the American War of Independence in the west. The battle was fought in July 1776, and pitted the American r...

Battle of Fort Lee

The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It...

Battle of Springfield 1776 (Skirmish)

The Battle of Springfield was fought during the American Revolutionary War on June 23, 1780, in Union County, New Jersey. After the Battle of Connecticut Farms,...

Burning of Norfolk (VA)

Tensions in the British Colony of Virginia escalated in April 1775, coinciding with the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in M...

Battle of Kip's Bay (Manhattan)

British landed at Kip's Bay; Connecticut militia fled; Washington rode to stop rout; Americans retreated up island

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