The Battle of Lexington and Concord

The battle of Lexington and Concord left the British with about 270 casualties, and the Americans with 90 deaths. It was a HUGE British fail because when the British retreated back to Boston, the American militia shot at the British with a surprise attack. This was considered the war that had "The shot heard around the world." Also it encouraged a spirit of revolt in the colonies.  

By:Asai Meyer
http://www.britishbattles.com/american-revolution.htm 

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Main Points of the Battle of Bunker Hill:

• When tensions were building in June 1775; the militiamen seized Bunker Hill behind Charlestown.

• They built forts on top, they alarmed the British, and the British wanted to fight.

•  General William Howe crossed the bay with 2,200 British soldiers, and the fight began.

                                           

Conclusion:

This was a fail because the British were fighting up the hill and the militiamen were fighting down the hill, causing the militiamen to have an advantage, since fighting down a hill is easier. The militiamen also built a fort of protection, so they were more protected then the British.
By:Alex Valenty

Boston Massacre

Main Points of the Boston Massacre:

•  On March 5, 1768, 1,000 British soldiers arrived in Boston under the command of General Thomas Gage.

• The Boston Massacre was a killing of five colonists when they were unarmed.

                                     

• They were not supposed to fire, but when one of the British fired, it created a violent killing. 

Conclusion:  This could have easily been avoided, by not shooting and remaining non-violent. This increased the tension between the English and colonists, and was definitely a fail of the British.
By: Alex Valenty

War of the Frontier

In 1777, George Clark raised up an army to fight the British soldiers and capture their posts on the Western frontier. 
They traveled to Fort Sackville, a british post, after easily capturing Kaskaskia. When they got there, they took the British by surprise. The British gave up and surrendered.
 
This victory contributed to the war because it gave the Americans the land between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River. 
It was a British fail because they surrendered, lost a lot of land, and made themselves look like cowards and scared of the Americans, even if they British had better weapons and better-trained men than they did.

Links: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War

By: Irene Vivancos

Battle of Yorktown

In July of 1781, the British general Cornwallis decided to go to Yorktown to set up his base. His army would get supplies from New York by ship. A large French fleet blocked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay in August. Washington came from the North and trapped the British on the peninsula. Cornwallis had no way out. Then the Americans fired at Yorktown with cannons. He surrendered on October 19, 1781. The battle of Yorktown was very important because it was the last major battle of the war. The British made a huge mistake in choosing the peninsula to set up their base. It was one of the easiest places to get trapped. Thanks to British foolery, the Americans ended up winning.

Links:

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/yorktown.htm

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=29

By: Irene Vivancos

John Paul Jones and the Serapis

One of the many British fails was the Battle of the “Serapis” and “The Benjamin Franklin”. The British navy which was known as the king of the sea and after Jones’s ship had been hit several times and it was about to sink, the British captain asked if he surrendered, but he said, “I have not yet begun to fight!” The British captain surrendered and John and his crew sailed away on the "Serapis" because his ship had sunk in the 3 and 1/2-hour battle! Even though most of the wins were on land, this proved that the king of the seas could be beaten, and that gave the Americans hope for the war. 
By: Asai Meyer

The Battle of King's Mountain

• The Battle of King's Mountain took place on October 7th, 1780.
• This battle occurred near Blackburn, SC, and King's Mountain, NC.
• Commander Patrick Ferguson and his British militia of 1,200 lost a total of 978 soldiers (290 killed, and 668 captured).
• The three American commanders: James Johnston, John Sevier, and William Campbell lost a total of 29 soldiers (29 killed).

                

This battle was considered the turning point in the south, this caused the British to stop their advance on North Carolina. A year later the British surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown.
 Links: http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=25

British leader
Patrick Ferguson

By: Megan Kattawar

Battle of Saratoga

• The Battle of Saratoga was on October 7^th, 1777.
• It occurred at Saratoga County, New York.
• The British and Americans both started with 6,600 soldiers each.
• In the end The British lost 6,200 soldiers (5,900 prisoners, and 300 killed) while 370 were wounded.
• The Americans lost a total of 30 soldiers, while 100 were wounded.

                                       



This was very bad for the British because they were better trained and more equipped than the Americans. Over all The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war and showed everyone that the Americans actually had a chance to win their freedom. Later the French decided to join to help the Americans. 

Links: http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=30

British                                                                                                 
 General John Burgoyne                                                                          
                                                                                                               
    

By: Megan Kattawar