Quia - Revolutionary War Battles (original) (raw)
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| Decisive victory for Americans in South Carolina where Gen. Daniel Morgan defeated Col. Banastre Tarleton | Cowpens |
| Place where American army spent the winter of 1777-1778 | Valley Forge |
| Washington's poorly trained soldiers are defeated by Howe's army and have to flee into New Jersey | Long Island |
| Major Southern port captured by Henry Clinton. He also captured around 5000 American troops | Charleston |
| After chasing Greene through NC, Cornwallis finally met him here. Although the British retained the battlefield, they lost one-fourth of their army | Guilford Courthouse |
| The French helped the Americans defeat Cornwallis' army here | Yorktown |
| Decisive defeat of the British near Albany, NY that encouraged the French to help the Americans | Saratoga |
| Frontier battle in the Blue Ridge where rebel marksmen defeated Loyalists | King's Mountain |
| British defeated Washington here and were then able to occupy Philadelphia | Brandywine |
| Washington crossed the Delaware to surprise Hessian soldiers here | Trenton |
| Crushing defeat of Gates in SC | Camden |
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