American Revolutionary War

April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783

19 April 1775-3 September 1783 war in which American Patriot forces, the Continental Army under George Washington, defeated the British Army. Fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic, its decisive moment came with Washington's 1781 victory at Yorktown. The 1783 Treaty of Paris acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies, creating an independent United States.

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Battles 15

April 19, 1775
Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776
Siege of Boston George Washington, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Henry Knox
June 17, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill Henry Clinton, Thomas Gage, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
August 26, 1776
Battle of Long Island Henry Clinton, Leopold Philip von Heister, George Washington
December 26, 1776
Battle of Trenton Henry Knox, Johann Rall, Alexander Hamilton
January 3, 1777
Battle of Princeton Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington
September 11, 1777
Battle of Brandywine George Washington, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Charles Cornwallis
September 19 – October 17, 1777
Battle of Saratoga Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne, Daniel Morgan
October 4, 1777
Battle of Germantown George Washington, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
June 28, 1778
Battle of Monmouth Charles Lee, Henry Clinton, George Washington
June 23, 1780
Battle of Springfield Nathanael Greene
October 7, 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
January 17, 1781
Battle of Cowpens Daniel Morgan, Banastre Tarleton
March 15, 1781
Battle of Guilford Courthouse Charles Cornwallis
September 28 – October 19, 1781
Siege of Yorktown Marquis de Lafayette, Charles Cornwallis, Comte de Rochambeau

Battle sites 34

Key commanders

American 10

George Washington Commander-in-Chief, Takes command of the Continental Army · 1732–1799 Marquis de Lafayette major general, French officer in American service; trapped Cornwallis · 1757–1834 Benedict Arnold field commander, Led American assaults; wounded in the leg · 1741–1801 Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Major General, Inspector General of the Continental Army; trained the troops at Valley Forge · 1730–1794 Henry Knox Colonel, chief of artillery; led the expedition that brought the Ticonderoga guns to Boston · 1750–1806 Nathanael Greene Major General, commanded a division · 1742–1786 Daniel Morgan Colonel, commanded the corps of riflemen · 1736–1802 Charles Lee Major General, commanded the advance guard; court-martialed after the battle · 1732–1782 Alexander Hamilton · 1755–1804 James Monroe · 1758–1831

British 9

Charles Cornwallis commander, British commander; surrendered · 1738–1805 George III King of Great Britain, British head of state through the war · 1738–1820 Henry Clinton General, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America, 1778-1782 · 1730–1795 William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe General, commanded the British forces in Boston from October 1775, after Gage's recall · 1729–1814 Leopold Philip von Heister Lieutenant General, commander of the Hessian troops; commanded the center of the British line · 1707–1777 Johann Rall Colonel, Hessian colonel; commanded the Trenton garrison; mortally wounded in the battle · 1776–? John Burgoyne Lieutenant General, commander of the British northern army; surrendered October 17, 1777 · 1722–1792 Banastre Tarleton Lieutenant Colonel, commanded the British force · 1754–1833 Thomas Gage · 1718–?

French 2

Comte de Rochambeau Lieutenant General, commander of the French expeditionary force in America · 1725–1807 Comte de Grasse Lieutenant General of the Naval Armies, commanded the French fleet operating in American waters · 1722–1788

Other 4

Thomas Jefferson · 1743–1826 John Adams · 1735–1826 Benjamin Franklin · 1706–1790 James Madison · 1751–1836