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The battle fought on 28th June 1778 by the American Continental Army against the British, after the 1777/8 winter spent training under Steuben
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War: American Revolutionary War

Date of the Battle of Monmouth: 28 th June 1778

Place of the Battle of Monmouth: New Jersey in the United States of American

Combatants at the Battle of Monmouth: British and German troops against the American Continental Army and Colonial Militia.

Generals at the Battle of Monmouth: Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, Major-General Lord Cornwallis and Major-General Knyphausen commanding the British and German army against General George Washington and Major-General Charles Lee commanding the American army.

Size of the armies at the Battle of Monmouth: 10,000 British troops against 11,000 Americans.
Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of Monmouth:
The British infantry wore red coats, with bearskin caps for grenadiers, tricorne hats for battalion companies and caps for the light infantry. The Highland Scots troops wore the kilt and feather bonnet.

The two regiments of British light dragoons serving in America, the 16 th and 17 th, arrived in America wearing red coats and crested leather helmets. As the war progressed the light dragoons abandoned their red coats for green.

The Hessian and Brunswick infantry wore blue coats and retained the Prussian style grenadier mitre cap with brass front plate.

The American troops dressed as best they could. Increasingly as the war progressed infantry regiments of the Continental Army mostly took to wearing blue or brown uniform coats. The American militia continued in rough clothing.

Both sides were armed with muskets. The British and German infantry carried bayonets. The Highland Scots troops carried broadswords.

Steuben insisted that the American Continental troops be issued with bayonets, whose use Steuben's training dealt with, so that they could meet the British and German infantry on an equal footing in hand to hand fighting. This took time to implement in full.

Many men in the Pennsylvania and Virginia militia regiments carried rifled weapons, as did other backwoodsmen. Both sides were supported by artillery.

Winner of the Battle of Monmouth: The battle is generally taken as a draw.

Background to the Battle of Monmouth:
General George Washington and his American army spent the winter of 1777/8 at Valley Forge in considerably straightened circumstances. As the winter wore on, the supply situation was brought under control and something approaching a proper issue of equipment and rations was made to the American troops.

During the 1777/8 winter in Valley Forge, the Prussian officer, General Steuben, established a system of military training for the American regiments, teaching them a form of Prussian battle drill, adapted to suit American troops.

The British army spent the winter in Philadelphia. Lieutenant-General Howe returned to England, relieved of his appointment in command in America at his own request, to be replaced by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton.

Clinton was under orders to evacuate Philadelphia and concentrate the British forces in New York.

On 18 th June 1778, Clinton's British army, with artillery, supplies and the loyalist populace of the city, left Philadelphia and began the laborious march cross country to the North-East.

Hearing that the British were on the move, General Washington marched his army east from Valley Forge, seeking to intercept the slow-moving British column. He did so at Monmouth Courthouse.
Account of the Battle of Monmouth:
Clinton's intention, in accordance with his orders, was to march to New York. The first week of the march convinced him that his army with its train was too cumbersome to make the journey by land. In addition, it was reported that General Gates was moving from the Hudson River valley with his American army to block the British retreat.

Clinton decided to divert to the coast and take ship. At Allentown, his British and German army branched off the main route towards Monmouth to head north-east.

General Washington hurried his army forward to intercept the British withdrawal. An advanced force of some 4,000 American troops was allocated to attack the marching British Army and cut it in half. Washington offered the command of this assault to Major-General Charles Lee. Initially Lee refused the appointment, lacking confidence in the success of the plan. When the force was increased to 5,000 men and given to the Marquis de Lafayette, Lee changed his mind and insisted on having the command.

Lee's task was to attack the British column in flank and delay it, so the main American army could come up and give battle.

The weather was unsettled, high day-time temperatures giving way to heavy rainstorms.

On 28 th June 1778, suspecting that Washington intended to attack his army in strength, General Clinton ordered General Knyphausen to begin his march up the Middletown road to the North that day at 4am.

Warned by Dickinson and his New Jersey militia that Clinton's army was on the move, Washington ordered Lee to attack and delay the British march, until he could bring up the main strength of the American army along the Monmouth Road.

Lee lay to the west of the Middletown road and was expected to deliver an attack on the slow-moving British column. Properly executed, such an attack would have halted the British march to the north-east and enabled the main American army under Washington to attack Clinton's army in the rear.

Lee gave no proper orders to his commanders and permitted them to act as they saw fit. Skirmishes with parties of British troops took place, as Lee's force moved tentatively forward towards the Middletown Road. Confused fighting broke out with Clinton's rear-guard, largely composed of British regiments. Finally, Lee ordered his troops to retreat on the main American army. As Lee withdrew down the road, Clinton launched his troops in pursuit.

General Washington, bringing the main American army along the Monmouth road, encountered, not the rear of the British column, but Lee's regiments, retreating in considerable disorder, with the British advancing behind them.

This is said to be the one occasion that Washington swore. He unleashed a volley of oaths at Lee, to the admiration of those listening, before ordering Lee to the rear. Washington then galloped forward and began the task of rallying Lee's disordered troops.

Washington ordered General Wayne, with the last of Lee's regiments, Stewart's 13 th Pennsylvania and Ramsay's 3 rd Maryland, to form to the north of the road and hold the British advance. These regiments resisted strongly but were driven back by the British 16 th Light Dragoons. Their stand gave Washington the time to form the rest of the American army, with artillery on Comb's Hill to the south of the road, enfilading the attacking British foot.

Fierce fighting took place as the British attempted to drive back the American line. This was the first test for Steuben's newly trained American Continental regiments of foot, and they withstood the trial well. As the evening wore on, the British troops fell back and returned to their journey north, leaving the Americans on the field.

Casualties at the Battle of Monmouth:
The British suffered some 300 casualties and the Americans 350. Up to 100 men are thought to have died of heatstroke during the battle.

During the march from Philadelphia, Clinton's army lost around 550 deserters, of whom 450 were from the Hessian regiments. This is a striking figure. In the course of a few days, Clinton lost the equivalent of a battalion. Some of these men will have joined American regiments. Many, particularly German soldiers, are believed to have returned to Philadelphia to resume domestic relationships.

Follow-up to the Battle of Monmouth:
Clinton continued the march to Sandy Hook, where his army embarked and was carried by the Royal Navy to New York. The British operation to retake Pennsylvania and New Jersey ended, leaving British fortunes at a low ebb.
Regimental anecdotes and traditions from the Battle of Monmouth:

Faced with considerable criticism for his conduct at the Battle of Monmouth, Major-General Charles Lee demanded and received trial by court martial. He was convicted and sentenced to one year's suspension from duty. Fortescue, the historian of the British Army, seems convinced that Lee's conduct arose from treacherous motives.

Some American authorities categorise Lee as a traitor. Lee was a strange and interesting character. He first arrived in America as a British captain in Halkett's 44thRegiment, taking part in Braddock's disastrous march to the Ohio River in 1755. Lee continued to serve during the French and Indian War. He was given the nickname of "Boiling Water" by the Iroquois, due to his temper. He was also the subject of an assassination attempt by members of his regiment. After the French and Indian War, Lee left the British Army and joined the Polish Army, apparently rising to the rank of General. After unsuccessfully attempting to re-join the British Army in a senior rank, Lee returned to America and joined the American Army, achieving his ambition of appointment as a general. It may be that Lee's flawed character caused his command failings, rather than deliberate treachery, although, during the retreat through New Jersey from New York, on 12th December 1776, Lee was captured in a tavern by Tarleton and a party of British light dragoons. Lee was exchanged and resumed his erratic career in the American Continental Army. This episode would have been an opportunity for Lee to agree to change sides.

During the Battle of Monmouth, 'Molly Pitcher', the wife of an American artilleryman, is reputed to have taken over the firing of her husband's cannon, when the crew became casualties. 'Molly Pitcher' is said to have been a common nickname for the women who brought water for use in sponging out the guns between shots. The 'Molly Pitcher' at the Battle of Monmouth is believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Margaret Corbyn, who took over the duties of a gunner at the Battle of Fort Washington, is said to have been another 'Molly Pitcher'.

References for the Battle of Monmouth:
History of the British Army by Sir John Fortescue

The War of the Revolution by Christopher Ward

The American Revolution by Brendan Morrissey

The Philadelphia Campaign Volume I Brandywine and the Fall of Philadelphia by Thomas J. McGuire
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The battle fought on 28th June 1778 by the American Continental Army against the British, after the 1777/8 winter spent training under Steuben The next battle of the American Revolutionary War is the Siege of Savannah To the American Revolutionary War index War: American Revolutionary War Date of the Battle of Monmouth: 28 th June 1778 Place of the Battle of Monmouth: New Jersey in the United States of American Combatants at the Battle of Monmouth: British and German troops against the American Continental Army and Colonial Militia.

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Battle of Quebec

After a failed Canadian invasion known as the Battle of Quebec (December 1775 - May 1776) left much of the Continental Army beaten, sick and in retreat, the British hoped to quash rebellion once and for all by isolating the New England colonies from the other American colonies.

They also hoped to discourage potential American allies such as France from joining the fight. To accomplish this, the British Redcoats needed to take upstate New York and control the Hudson River.

In the spring of 1777, the British ordered three of their armies to merge in Albany, New York. Only one army, however, commanded by General John Burgoyne, made the final push to its destination. Waiting for them was the heavily-fortified Northern Department of the Continental Army, commanded by General Horatio Gates.

Did you know? To celebrate the American victory at Saratoga, the Continental Congress issued a proclamation for a national day "for solemn Thanksgiving and praise," the first official holiday observance with that name.

First Battle of Saratoga: Freeman's Farm

The opposing armies came face to face on September 19 on the abandoned farm of Loyalist John Freeman near Saratoga, New York. Known as the Battle of Freeman's Farm or the First Battle of Saratoga, the fierce fighting lasted for several hours.

Momentum changed sides several times, but neither side gained significant ground until Burgoyne ordered his column of German troops to support the faltering British line and forced the Americans to pull back. Still, the British suffered twice the number of casualties than the Americans and couldn't continue their drive to Albany.

Battle of Bemis Heights

Burgoyne decided to stay put and wait for reinforcements from New York City. In the meantime, the number of Gates' American troops increased to over 13,000 and continued to grow.

By October 7, with supplies dwindling fast, Burgoyne realized waiting for backup was in vain. He sent out a reconnaissance force to attack the American's left flank in the wooded area of Bemis Heights, south of Saratoga. The Americans got wind of the movement, however, and forced the British to withdraw.

Burgoyne decided to take his army north to safety, but heavy rain and frigid temperatures slowed their retreat. Within two days, Gates' soldiers surrounded what remained of Burgoyne's army. Supporting the Patriot cause was Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish engineer who built strong field fortifications on Bemis Heights overlooking the Hudson River.

Out of supplies and out of options, Burgoyne surrendered his army to Gates on October 17. The battle became known as the Battle of Bemis Heights or the Second Battle of Saratoga.

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold is infamous for betraying his country to the British, but he also played a heroic patriot's role during the American Revolution, including the Battle of Saratoga. Despite being wounded in the leg in the Battle of Quebec and then helping delay a British invasion of New York in late 1776, Arnold was passed up for promotions.

Frustrated, he resigned his commission in July 1777, but General George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, refused his request and ordered him north to serve under General Gates.

At best, Arnold and Gates strongly disliked each other and often argued. After the Battle of Freeman's Farm, Gates relieved Arnold of his command. During the Battle of Bemis Heights, however, Arnold supposedly defied Gates' order and led an assault on horseback which helped the Americans win the battle. He severely wounded his leg again during the attack.

Arnold never felt appreciated by his country and eventually became a traitor, threatening everything he'd fought for during his time with the Continental Army. Yet his heroics at the Battle of Saratoga complicate his legacy.

Saratoga National Historical Park

The Saratoga Monument in Saratoga National Historical Park honors key players of the Battle of Saratoga. Its southern niche is empty in recognition of Arnold's conflicting roles of top general and turncoat.

A memorial statue of a lone boot, also located in Saratoga National Historical Park, represents Arnold's actions and leg wound at Saratoga. Neither the Boot Monument nor the southern niche bears Arnold's name.

Who Won the Battle of Saratoga?

Despite being overcome during the Battle of Freeman's Farm, the Continental Army persevered and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga. They decimated Burgoyne's troops, cut off supply routes, and Burgoyne never received his promised and desperately needed reinforcements.

The Redcoats had planned a divide-and-conquer attack against the Americans in upstate New York. However, a series of British mishaps and delays, as well as offensive actions taken by the Continental Army, forced Burgoyne's troops to fight Gates' fast-growing army alone, greatly diminishing any possibility of British success.

Significance of the Battle of Saratoga

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival.

France's naval support eventually helped the Continental Army win the final Battle of Yorktown, leading to the end of the American Revolution.

Sources

Benedict Arnold. Mountvernon.org.
Saratoga: Freeman's Farm/Bemis Heights. American Battlefield Trust.
Saratoga National Historic Park New York: Saratoga Monument. National Park Service.
Saratoga National Historic Park New York: History and Culture. National Park Service.
The Battle of Freeman's Farm. Alabama Sons of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Saratoga. Saratoga.org.
The Battle of Saratoga. The Saratoga County Chamber.

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Battle of Saratoga - Definition, Significance & Date

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The Battle of Saratoga occurred in 1777 during the Revolutionary War. It was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the war.

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At the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston. Although commonly referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed's Hill.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill?

On June 16, 1775, on the heels of the Battles of Lexington and Concord that kicked off the Revolutionary War, American troops learned that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city.

Some 1,000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott built earthen fortifications on top of Breed's Hill, located on the Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston. The men originally had been ordered to construct their fortifications atop Bunker Hill but instead chose the smaller Breed's Hill, closer to Boston.

'The Whites of their Eyes'

On June 17, some 2,200 British forces under the command of Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot landed on the Charlestown Peninsula, then marched to Breed's Hill.

As the British Army advanced in columns against the Americans, Prescott, in an effort to conserve the Americans' limited supply of ammunition, reportedly told his men, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" When the Redcoats were within several dozen yards, the Americans let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire, throwing the British into retreat.

After re-forming their lines, the British attacked again, with much the same result. Prescott's men were now low on ammunition, though, and when the Redcoats went up the hill for a third time, they reached the redoubts and engaged the Americans in hand-to-hand combat. The outnumbered and outgunned Americans were forced to retreat.

However, by the end of the engagement, the casualties of the Battle of Bunker Hill were high: Patriot gunfire had cut down some 1,000 enemy troops, with more than 200 killed and more than 800 wounded. More than 100 Americans perished, while more than 300 others were wounded.

The last of the Americans left on the hill avoided being captured by the British because Peter Salem, a Black soldier, shot and mortally wounded Major John Pitcairn, the British commanding officer leading the final charge up the hill.

Three weeks later-on July 2, 1775- George Washington arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts to take command of the Continental Army.

Who Won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The British won the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Bunker Hill area-plus Breed's Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula-fell firmly under British control.

Despite losing their strategic positions, the battle was a significant morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome superior British military might. Additionally, the high price of victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war with the colonies would be long, tough and costly.

Bunker Hill Monument

The first monument on Breed's Hill, installed in 1794, was a wooden pillar dedicated to Doctor Joseph Warren, a leader of the American troops who died in the fighting. It was later decided to install a more permanent memorial.

On June 17, 1825-50 years after the Battle of Bunker Hill-the cornerstone was laid for the Bunker Hill Monument. In attendance were some 40 veterans from the original battle, and another 190 from the Revolutionary War. The ceremony was led by General Marquis de Lafayette and statesman Daniel Webster.

The completed Bunker Hill Monument-a 221-foot-tall granite obelisk-was erected in 1843 as a memorial to those who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The monument is located on Breed's Hill, where most of the fighting took place.

Sources

The True Story of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Smithsonian Magazine.
The Battle of Bunker Hill. National Park Service.
Today in History - June 17: The Battle of Bunker Hill. Library of Congress.
Building the Bunker Hill Monument. National Park Service.

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Battle of Bunker Hill: Monument & Breed's Hill - HISTORY

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The Battle of Bunker Hill was a deadly battle atop Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill in colonial Boston. A victory for the British, it also renewed Americans' confidence.

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Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration Ceremony Keynote
The Green-Wood Cemetery
August 28, 2016
Joseph M. McCarthy

We are gathered today in the presence of the Roman goddess, Minerva, beside the Altar of Liberty on which she rests her palm. For the Romans, Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, the arts and crafts, medicine and doctors, commerce - and, as if she didn't have enough hats, she was also the goddess of strategy and battle. To the Romans, the root of her name, Men-, meant mind, and to the Greeks, memory. And that is why we are here today - to remember.

Our Minerva faces another statue, across the water, the Statue of Liberty, and where Minerva wore many hats, she only wears one, a crown, but what she holds high is the flame of Liberty.

Look at her out there. Tall. Magnificent. Which way does she face? It is a good question for parlor games. Does she face the Narrows, to welcome immigrants who gave up everything to be free? No. Does she face Manhattan, the greatest city in the world? No. Does she face New Jersey? Not likely. No, she faces east, some say toward France, her home - but others believe she is looking at this hillside, where, on August 27th, 1776, the embers of the American Revolution burst into flame. She knew, and she remembers.

I believe that it is no accident she faces us. I've been unable to find proof, but consider these facts: The significance of the Battle of Brooklyn was recognized immediately in its aftermath, and 100 years later Walt Whitman celebrated the battle in his great poem The Centenarian's Tale. When Lady Liberty arrived here in 1885, there could be no question where she should face: she should face Battle Hill, right here, and, down there, Battle Pass, in Prospect Park, and still further on, the Old Stone House in the Gowanus valley, where two companies of men from Maryland and Delaware delayed the great British army long enough for the rest of their compatriots in the field to escape.

We are gathered today to remember the Battle of Brooklyn, and to mourn and honor the 1100 men who were killed or captured during the battle. We are also here to remember, mourn and honor the men captured throughout the war who were imprisoned on miserable, stinking ships just up the East River; men who were starved and beaten; men who when they died were tossed into the river to be forgotten. We do not forget them. We remember.

This first battle of the American Revolution was fought by a truly American Army, by men not just from New York, but also by companies from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. They came together, as Americans, to defend the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was seven weeks old then. It had been read aloud in New York for the first time on July 9th, just six weeks before the battle. The ink was barely dry, yet these men heard the call, and answered it.

The Continental Congress had promised General Washington 50,000 soldiers. Only about 15,000 had materialized by mid-August, and 3000 of those were sick from bad water, bad food, and whatever else got passed around in makeshift campsites. Across the harbor on Staten Island, the British, led by General William Howe and his brother Admiral Lord Howe, had landed 35,000 soldiers and sailors, brought by 450 ships that included 74 ships of the line, each carrying more that 60 cannon. They came to put down revolution.

The details of the Battle are familiar to many of you: it was a hard, vicious fight, and many newly-minted Americans died of shot, saber and bayonet; others drowned attempting to escape across the Gowanus. There is no question that the Americans lost the battle in the field and that night the balance army was trapped on Brooklyn Heights under General Washington's command.

But the British did not succeed in their goal of destroying the American army. On the second night after the battle, under cover of fog and darkness and in total silence, General Washington moved his remaining army of 9000 men, all their supplies and weapons, and all their horses, across the East River and escaped. They would fight again.

More than a month later, when the news of the Battle of Brooklyn had crossed the Atlantic, the Times of London reported on it, and noted that this escape was important, and that it did not bode well for any quick defeat of the Americans.

A few weeks later, on our country's first September 11th, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge rowed across the water from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, which the Americans held, to the southern tip of Staten Island, landing at a handsome stone house that is now known as the Conference House. They came to meet General Howe, and Admiral Lord Howe. For three and a half hours, they discussed how to avoid what was about to become a terrible war. The only solution the Howe brothers had to offer was to give the Americans the chance to lay down their arms and pledge allegiance to the crown. The Americans declined, politely.

Afterwards, in his report to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Franklin framed the situation this way, "Gentlemen, if we don't hang together, we will surely hang separately."

They did hang together for seven long years, leaders and soldiers fighting so that all Americans would be considered equal and the laws would apply equally to everyone. They stood firm for freedom of speech, for freedom of assembly, for freedom of religion, and for the right to choose their leaders freely.

Our task, as Minerva here directs us, is to remember this. We must retell the story constantly to remember it; our children must hear it, and so must their children. Recorded history organizes our memory and helps us understand events. It preserves what aging minds forget, what new generations push aside. We have seen that the story history tells can change. Holding history up to the light reveals its flaws, its fabrications, and its failures: In recent times, there has been fuller acknowledgement of slavery as our country's great original sin, and also, attention finally has been paid to the women of the 18th Century and their roles and contributions. We revise history not to make it prettier; we do so to make it more precise and more useful.

One keeper of the flame, a man who, over a hundred years ago, remembered, is here in spirit: Charles M. Higgins. He was an Irish immigrant, an entrepreneur and a civic leader here in Brooklyn. His first great success in business came from the manufacture of India Ink, which was used in pens and on presses throughout the world. Minerva, goddess of commerce, would have approved.

That is his family's mausoleum behind me, and he purchased these lots with the specific purpose of creating a memorial to the Battle of Brooklyn. It was he who ordered the sculpture of Minerva and the Altar of Liberty. It was he who lobbied city government to dig up the Old Stone House - which had been buried during the development of Park Slope - to create a park commemorating the battle, an effort that eventually succeeded. We are grateful: and because of him, we too remember.

Our country is founded on some very basic principles, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All men created equal. In expressing their courage, the men who fought for these ideals - and the women who made it possible for that to happen - were willing to give up their lives. Generosity is part of our national DNA. As a nation of immigrants, we have treasured ideas like those expressed on the pedestal of Lady Liberty, "... give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." These ideas are part of our nation's fabric. We have cherished and strengthened them for 240 years.

As has been often said, the Declaration of Independence was signed in ink in Philadelphia, and signed in blood in Brooklyn.

The men fighting in the hills around us in August 1776 couldn't have envisioned how the twists and turns of history would bring us to where we are today, but we must be grateful to them for their trust in the future. I think they would be immensely proud to know what has arisen from the bloody foundation they put down.

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Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration Ceremony Keynote The Green-Wood Cemetery August 28, 2016 Joseph M. McCarthy We are gathered today in the presence of the Roman goddess, Minerva, beside the Altar of Liberty on which she rests her palm.

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During the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe defeat Patriot forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York.

On August 22, Howe's large army landed on Long Island, hoping to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River, a victory that would divide the rebellious colonies in half. On August 27, the Red Coats marched against the Patriot position at Brooklyn Heights, overcoming the Americans at Gowanus Pass and then outflanking the entire Continental Army. Howe failed to follow the advice of his subordinates and storm the redoubts at Brooklyn Heights, and on August 29 General Washington ordered a brilliant retreat to Manhattan by boat, thus saving the Continental Army from capture. At the Battle of Brooklyn, the Americans suffered 1,000 casualties to the British loss of only 400 men. On September 15, the British captured New York City.

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During the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe defeat Patriot forces under General George Washington at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York. On August 22, Howe's large army landed on Long Island, hoping to capture New York City and gain control of the Hudson River, a victory that would divide the rebellious colonies in half.

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Revolutionary Battles: The American Revolutionary War, the soldiers and the famous battles of the conflict

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The Revolutionary Battles covers the conflicts and battles fought during the American War of Independence. The American Revolutionary Battles covers the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain from 1775 to 1783.

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April 19, 1775: Lexington - the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Concord

May 10, 1775: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill

January 17, 1781: Battle of Cowpens

June 27-28, 1778: Battle of Monmouth

October 7, 1777: Battle of Saratoga

October 19, 1781: The Siege of Yorktown - the British surrender ended the American Revolutionary War

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Contents

1. Before the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

2. Washington Crosses the Delaware

3. The Battle of Trenton

4. Between Trenton and Princeton

5. The Battle of Princeton

6. Importance of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias.

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Before the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

Since August 1776, British forces under General William Howe had been driving the Continental Army south out of New York. On November 16 the British overran Fort Washington in Manhattan, taking 2,000 Americans prisoner.

Did you know? During the Battle of Princeton, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, fired cannons at British troops blockaded in Nassau Hall, the main building of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Three years earlier, Hamilton had applied to the college but been rejected when he asked for permission to take courses at his own pace.

The British then pursued the Americans across New Jersey. In mid-December Washington led his army south across the Delaware River. They camped on the Pennsylvania side, short of food, ammunition and supplies.

Washington Crosses the Delaware

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Washington realized that without a decisive action, the Continental Army was likely doomed, so he planned a daring assault on the Hessian garrison at Trenton. He envisioned a three-pronged attack, with his army of 2,400 flanked by a 1,900-man diversionary force under Colonel John Cadwalader and a blocking move by General James Ewing's 700 men.

Washington's men and cannons crossed the icy river in boats and began the 19-mile march towards Trenton in a freezing storm. In the end, neither Cadwalader nor Ewing were able to carry out their parts of the plan.

The Battle of Trenton

The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall. Although Rall had received warnings of colonial movements, his men were exhausted and unprepared for Washington's attack-though rumors that they were drunk from Christmas celebrations are unfounded.

As he approached the town, Washington divided his men, sending flanking columns under General Nathaniel Greene and General John Sullivan. Meanwhile, Colonel Henry Knox's cannons fired on the garrison. Rall attempted to rally his troops but was never able to establish a defensive perimeter, and was shot from his horse and fatally wounded. The Hessians quickly surrendered. All told, 22 were killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured and 400 escaped in the Battle of Trenton. The Americans suffered two frozen to death and five wounded.

Between Trenton and Princeton

Realizing his men could not hold Trenton against British reinforcements, Washington withdrew across the Delaware. However, on December 30 he crossed back into New Jersey with an army of 2,000. Informed that 8,000 British troops under Generals Charles Cornwallis and James Grant were marching south from Princeton, Washington worked quickly to supplement his numbers, urging militiamen whose terms had expired to stay on for six weeks.

On New Year's Day, Washington's force of 5,000 poorly trained men massed in Trenton. The next day Cornwallis arrived with an army 5,500. After skirmishes at the American lines and three attempts to cross the bridge at Assunpink Creek, Cornwallis relented for the day, assuming he had Washington trapped.

That night, Washington deployed 500 men to keep the campfires going while the rest of his troops made a nighttime march north to Princeton. To keep their movement secret, torches were extinguished and wagon wheels muffled in heavy cloth.
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The Battle of Princeton

At dawn on January 3, 1777, Cornwallis woke to find that his opponent had disappeared, while Washington's men were nearing the end of their 12-mile march to Princeton.

Washington sent a small force under General Hugh Mercer to destroy a bridge. Mercer's men encountered Redcoats under Lt. Col. Charles Mawhood and Mercer was killed in the fighting. Arriving militiamen under Col. Cadwalader had little effect. Then Washington arrived, riding between the firing lines until his terrified horse refused to go on. The Americans rallied and broke through Mercer's lines.

Importance of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

As at Trenton, the Americans took prisoners, arms and supplies but quickly withdrew after winning the Battle of Princeton. Washington had wanted to advance to New Brunswick, but was fortuitously overruled by his officers (at the time, Cornwallis' men were en route to New Brunswick).

Washington's men marched to Morristown, in northern New Jersey, where they established winter quarters, safe from British incursions. The Continental Army basked in its achievements-at Princeton they had defeated a regular British army in the field. Moreover, Washington had shown that he could unite soldiers from all the colonies into an effective national force.

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British general John Burgoyne earned the nickname "Gentleman Johnny" for his love of leisure and his tendency to throw parties between battles. His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

The scope of the victory is made clear by a few key facts: On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. General John Burgoyne had lost 86 percent of his expeditionary force that had triumphantly marched into New York from Canada in the early summer of 1777.

Divide and Conquer

The divide-and-conquer strategy that Burgoyne presented to British ministers in London was to invade America from Canada by advancing down the Hudson Valley to Albany. There, he would be joined by other British troops under the command of Sir William Howe. Howe would be bringing his troops north from New Jersey and New York City.

Burgoyne believed that this bold stroke would not only isolate New England from the other American colonies, but achieve command of the Hudson River and demoralize Americans and their would-be allies, such as the French.

Some historians today are unsure if her death came at Native American hands or by other means, but the murder of Jane McCrea united Americans against the British and their Native American allies.

In June 1777, Burgoyne's army of over 7,000 men (half of whom were British troops and the other half Hessian troops from Brunswick and Hesse-Hanau) departed from St. Johns on Lake Champlain, bound for Fort Ticonderoga, at the southern end of the lake.

As the army proceeded southward, Burgoyne drafted and had his men distribute a proclamation that, among other things, included the statement "I have but to give stretch to the Indian forces under my direction, and they amount to thousands," which implied that Britain's enemies would suffer attacks from Native Americans allied to the British.

More than any other act during the campaign, this threat and subsequent widely reported atrocities such as the scalping of Jane McCrea stiffened the resolve of the Americans to do whatever it took to assure that the threat did not become reality.

Instead of heading north to help Burgoyne fight the rebels in Saratoga, General Howe sailed south and embarked on a campaign to capture Philadelphia.

Round One to the British

The American forces at Fort Ticonderoga recognized that once the British mounted artillery on high ground near the fort, Ticonderoga would be indefensible. A retreat from the Fort was ordered, and the Americans floated troops, cannon, and supplies across Lake Champlain to Mount Independence.

From there the army set out for Hubbardton where the British and German troops caught up with them and gave battle. Round one to the British.

Burgoyne continued his march towards Albany, but miles to the south a disturbing event occurred. Sir William Howe decided to attack the Rebel capital at Philadelphia rather than deploying his army to meet up with Burgoyne and cut off New England from the other Colonies. Meanwhile, as Burgoyne marched south, his supply lines from Canada were becoming longer and less reliable.

Bennington: "the compleatest Victory gain'd this War"

As Burgoyne and his troops marched down from Canada, the British managed to win several successful campaigns as well as infuriate the colonists. By the time the Burgoyne reached Saratoga, Americans had successfully rallied support to beat him.

In early August, word came that a substantial supply depot at Bennington, Vermont, was alleged to be lightly guarded, and Burgoyne dispatched German troops to take the depot and return with the supplies. This time, however, stiff resistance was encountered, and American general John Stark surrounded and captured almost 500 German soldiers. One observer reported Bennington as "the compleatest Victory gain'd this War."

Burgoyne now realized, too late, that the Loyalists (Tories) who were supposed to have come to his aid by the hundreds had not appeared, and that his Native American allies were also undependable.

American general Schuyler proceed to burn supplies and crops in the line of Burgoyne's advance so that the British were forced to rely on their ever-longer and more and more unreliable supply line to Canada. On the American side, General Horatio Gates arrived in New York to take command of the American forces.

Battle of Freeman's Farm

Mask letters, invisible ink, and secret code are the tricks of the trade for any good spy. Loyalist Henry Clinton used a mask letter to communicate with Burgoyne.

By mid-September, with the fall weather reminding Burgoyne that he could not winter where he was and needed to proceed rapidly toward Albany, the British army crossed the Hudson and headed for Saratoga.

On September 19 the two forces met at Freeman's Farm north of Albany. While the British were left as "masters of the field," they sustained heavy human losses. Years later, American Henry Dearborn expressed the sentiment that "we had something more at stake than fighting for six Pence pr Day."

Battle of Saratoga

In late September and during the first week of October 1777, Gate's American army was positioned between Burgoyne's army and Albany. On October 7, Burgoyne took the offensive. The troops crashed together south of the town of Saratoga, and Burgoyne's army was broken. In mop-up operations 86 percent of Burgoyne's command was captured.

The victory gave new life to the American cause at a critical time. Americans had just suffered a major setback the Battle of the Brandywine along with news of the fall of Philadelphia to the British.

One American soldier declared, "It was a glorious sight to see the haughty Brittons march out & surrender their arms to an army which but a little before they despised and called paltroons."

A stupendous American victory in October 1777, the success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally. Later American successes owed a great deal to French aid in the form of financial and military assistance.

A Word about Spies

worked for both British and American armies. Secret messages and battle plans were passed in a variety of creative ways, including being sewn into buttons. Patriots and loyalists penned these secret letters either in code, with invisible ink, or as mask letters.

Here is an example of Loyalist Sir Henry Clinton's mask letter. The first letter is the mask letter with the secret message decoded; the second is an excerpt of the full letter.

Benedict Arnold

As a brilliant leader and patriot, he was wounded at Saratoga during a daring charge. Had he been killed, he would've died a hero. Instead, history remembers him as the worst of traitors.
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Contents

1. Before the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

2. Washington Crosses the Delaware

3. The Battle of Trenton

4. Between Trenton and Princeton

5. The Battle of Princeton

6. Importance of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias.

READ MORE: Explore George Washington's life in our interactive timeline

Before the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

Since August 1776, British forces under General William Howe had been driving the Continental Army south out of New York. On November 16 the British overran Fort Washington in Manhattan, taking 2,000 Americans prisoner.

Did you know? During the Battle of Princeton, Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, fired cannons at British troops blockaded in Nassau Hall, the main building of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). Three years earlier, Hamilton had applied to the college but been rejected when he asked for permission to take courses at his own pace.

The British then pursued the Americans across New Jersey. In mid-December Washington led his army south across the Delaware River. They camped on the Pennsylvania side, short of food, ammunition and supplies.

Washington Crosses the Delaware

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Washington realized that without a decisive action, the Continental Army was likely doomed, so he planned a daring assault on the Hessian garrison at Trenton. He envisioned a three-pronged attack, with his army of 2,400 flanked by a 1,900-man diversionary force under Colonel John Cadwalader and a blocking move by General James Ewing's 700 men.

Washington's men and cannons crossed the icy river in boats and began the 19-mile march towards Trenton in a freezing storm. In the end, neither Cadwalader nor Ewing were able to carry out their parts of the plan.

The Battle of Trenton

The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall. Although Rall had received warnings of colonial movements, his men were exhausted and unprepared for Washington's attack-though rumors that they were drunk from Christmas celebrations are unfounded.

As he approached the town, Washington divided his men, sending flanking columns under General Nathaniel Greene and General John Sullivan. Meanwhile, Colonel Henry Knox's cannons fired on the garrison. Rall attempted to rally his troops but was never able to establish a defensive perimeter, and was shot from his horse and fatally wounded. The Hessians quickly surrendered. All told, 22 were killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured and 400 escaped in the Battle of Trenton. The Americans suffered two frozen to death and five wounded.

Between Trenton and Princeton

Realizing his men could not hold Trenton against British reinforcements, Washington withdrew across the Delaware. However, on December 30 he crossed back into New Jersey with an army of 2,000. Informed that 8,000 British troops under Generals Charles Cornwallis and James Grant were marching south from Princeton, Washington worked quickly to supplement his numbers, urging militiamen whose terms had expired to stay on for six weeks.

On New Year's Day, Washington's force of 5,000 poorly trained men massed in Trenton. The next day Cornwallis arrived with an army 5,500. After skirmishes at the American lines and three attempts to cross the bridge at Assunpink Creek, Cornwallis relented for the day, assuming he had Washington trapped.

That night, Washington deployed 500 men to keep the campfires going while the rest of his troops made a nighttime march north to Princeton. To keep their movement secret, torches were extinguished and wagon wheels muffled in heavy cloth.
WATCH THE VIDEO: How to Get into Princeton (If You're George Washington)
The Battle of Princeton

At dawn on January 3, 1777, Cornwallis woke to find that his opponent had disappeared, while Washington's men were nearing the end of their 12-mile march to Princeton.

Washington sent a small force under General Hugh Mercer to destroy a bridge. Mercer's men encountered Redcoats under Lt. Col. Charles Mawhood and Mercer was killed in the fighting. Arriving militiamen under Col. Cadwalader had little effect. Then Washington arrived, riding between the firing lines until his terrified horse refused to go on. The Americans rallied and broke through Mercer's lines.

Importance of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton

As at Trenton, the Americans took prisoners, arms and supplies but quickly withdrew after winning the Battle of Princeton. Washington had wanted to advance to New Brunswick, but was fortuitously overruled by his officers (at the time, Cornwallis' men were en route to New Brunswick).

Washington's men marched to Morristown, in northern New Jersey, where they established winter quarters, safe from British incursions. The Continental Army basked in its achievements-at Princeton they had defeated a regular British army in the field. Moreover, Washington had shown that he could unite soldiers from all the colonies into an effective national force.

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Revolutionary Battles: The American Revolutionary War, the soldiers and the famous battles of the conflict

Revolutionary Battles
The Revolutionary Battles covers the conflicts and battles fought during the American War of Independence. The American Revolutionary Battles covers the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain from 1775 to 1783.

The people, important events and key dates of the American Revolutionary Battles in chronological order. Fast facts about American history and the American Revolutionary Battles.

Major Revolutionary Battles
The following list of the major conflicts and Revolutionary Battles that took place during the during the Revolutionary War.

April 19, 1775: Lexington - the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Concord

May 10, 1775: Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill

January 17, 1781: Battle of Cowpens

June 27-28, 1778: Battle of Monmouth

October 7, 1777: Battle of Saratoga

October 19, 1781: The Siege of Yorktown - the British surrender ended the American Revolutionary War

Revolutionary Battles
This article about the American Revolutionary Battles details the history, facts and information about the Revolutionary War with the important events, conflicts, battles, key dates and years via our Revolutionary Battles Timeline. We have also provided information about the Advantages of the British and the Advantages of the Americans in fighting the Revolutionary War and the associated conflicts and Revolutionary Battles. Not all of the American colonists were united in the War with the British. Many of the wealthy, well-educated colonists had strong links with the mother country and many of these American colonists were opposed to independence. The opponents of the American Revolutionary War were strongest in the Carolinas, and were weakest in New England.

Revolutionary Battles - History Timeline and Chart of Revolutionary Battles
Discover interesting information and facts about the history of the US via the Revolutionary Battles Timeline and chart. The conflicts and Battles that occurred during the 1775 Revolutionary Battles include the the first battle of the Revolutionary War at Lexington, Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Over 30,000 Hessian soldiers were hired to fight against the American rebels during the Revolutionary War and fought during many important battles.

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19th April, 1775

The Battle of Lexington

Lexington Green, Massachusetts

Colonial Retreat

19th April, 1775

The Battle of Concord

Concord, Massachusetts

American Victory

April 19, 1775 - March 17, 1776

The Siege of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts. The Siege of Boston included the Battle of Chelsea Creek and the Battle of Bunker Hill

American Victory

19th September, 1777
7th October, 1777

The Battles of Saratoga

Saratoga County, New York
First battle: British victory
Second battle: American victory
British surrender October 17

American Victory
British Surrender

Results of
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Chart of Revolutionary Battles & Battlefields

Revolutionary Battles Timeline

Chart of Revolutionary Battles Timeline and Battlefields

Revolutionary Battles - History Timeline and Chart of Revolutionary Battles
Important events in history in a fast date order format via the Revolutionary Battles containing details of famous events and famous people who feature strongly in the history of America in this comprehensive Revolutionary War Timeline. The Revolutionary Battles provides the sequence of major events in American history - the American War of Independence.

Revolutionary Battles - Advantages of the British
When studying the American Revolutionary War it is helpful to consider the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. The advantages of the British were as follows:

There were six times as many people in the British Isles as there were in the American colonies

The British had a well established standing army - the Americans did not

The British had a well established navy - the Americans did not

The British had quantities of powder, guns, and clothing - the Americans did not

Revolutionary Battles - Advantages of the Americans
The advantages of the Americans were as follows:

America was a long way from and it was very difficult and costly for the British to send additional troops to America, and it was very difficult to feed the soldiers when they were fighting in America

The Americans usually fought on the defensive and the country over which the armies fought was well known and made for defence.

The Americans had many great leaders and soldiers including Washington, Greene, Arnold, Morgan, and Wayne

Revolutionary Battles
Discover interesting information and facts about American history via the Revolutionary Battles. This Revolutionary Battles provides a list detailing key events and dates of this amazing period in history.

A comprehensive Revolutionary Battles Timeline that provides a chronological list detailing the battles and conflicts in date order that were fought against the British in the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary Battles timeline is the fastest and easiest way to gain a full overview of the history of America and the Revolutionary Battles of the American War of Independence.

Revolutionary Battles

Interesting Facts and information about the Revolutionary Battles

Revolutionary Battles history timeline

Fast Facts and info with the Revolutionary Battles timeline

The Revolutionary Battles is great history timeline resource for kids

Social Studies Homework help for kids on Revolutionary Battles

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Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775, (The American Revolution)