American Revolution/Battles

For those of you who enjoy the gory details of battles, I have made this section for you. I have listed here, the date, location, casualties and result of each significant battle during the war. Below each year, there is a gallery of paintings or engravings from the battles listed above.

1775
Battle of Lexington and Concord
 * Date:April 19, 1775
 * Location:Lexington, Concord, the surrounding area, Massachusetts
 * American Casualties-50 killed, 39 wounded, 5 missing
 * British Casualties-73 killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing
 * Result:American Victory

Siege of Boston
 * Date:April 20, 1775 – March 17, 1776
 * Location:Boston and the Surrounding area, Massachusetts
 * American Casualties-469 killed or wounded, 30 captured
 * British Casualties-1,160 killed or wounded, 35 captured
 * Result:American Victory

Battle of Chelsea Creek (part of the Siege of Boston)
 * Date:May 27-May 28, 1775
 * Location:Hog Island, Noodle Island, Massachusetts
 * American Casualties-3 wounded
 * British Casualties-2 killed, 1 schooner destroyed
 * Result:American Victory

Battle of Bunker Hill (part of the Siege of Boston)
 * Date:June 17, 1775
 * Location:Charlestown, Massachusetts
 * American Casualties-140 killed, 271 wounded, 30 captured
 * British Casualties-245 killed, 828 wounded
 * Result:British Pyrrhic victory

1776
Battle of Long Island
 * Date:August 27, 1776
 * Location:Long Island(Brooklyn), New York
 * American Casualties-312 killed, 1,407 wounded or missing, 1,186 captured
 * British Casualties-63 killed, 283 wounded, 21 captured
 * Result:Decisive British Victory

Battle of Kip's Bay
 * Date:September 15, 1776
 * Location:Kip's Bay, Manhattan, New York
 * American Casualties-50 killed, 320 captured
 * British Casualties-12 killed or wounded
 * Result:Decisive British Victory

Battle of Harlem Heights
 * Date:September 16, 1776
 * Location:Harlem, Manhattan, New York
 * American Casualties-30 killed, 100 wounded
 * British Casualties-90 killed, 300 wounded
 * Result:American Victory

Battle of Pell's Point
 * Date:October 18, 1776
 * Location:Bronx, New York
 * American Casualties-8 killed, 13 wounded
 * British Casualties-25 killed or wounded
 * Result:American Victory

Battle of White Plains
 * Date:October 28, 1776
 * Location:White Plains, New York
 * American Casualties-28 killed, 126 wounded, 16 captured
 * British Casualties-42 killed, 182 wounded, 3 captured
 * Result:British Victory

Battle of Fort Washington
 * Date:November 16, 1776
 * Location:Manhattan, New York
 * American Casualties-59 killed, 100 wounded 2,837 captured
 * British Casualties-86 killed, 350 wounded
 * Result:Decisive British Victory

Battle of Trenton
 * Date:December 26, 1776
 * Location:Trenton, New Jersey
 * American Casualties-4 wounded
 * British Casualties-23 killed, 83 wounded, 896 captured
 * Result:Decisive American Victory

1777
Battle of the Assunpink Creek
 * Date:January 2, 1777
 * Location:Trenton, New Jersey
 * American Casualties-100 killed or wounded
 * British Casualties-365 killed, 135 wounded
 * Result:American Victory

Battle of Princeton
 * Date:January 3, 1777
 * Location:Princeton, New Jersey
 * American Casualties-31 killed, 40 wounded, 1 captured
 * British Casualties-100 killed, 70 wounded, 200 captured
 * Result:American Victory