Date: June 17, 1775Location: Charleston MassachusettsThe winner: The British Importance: The battle gave the Americans a confident boost because of the amount of damage they did to the British
Battle of Saratoga
Date: September 21, 1776location: New York Winner: The BritishImportance: The fire helped the British gain control of New York to the end of the war
Valley Forge
Date: December 26, 1776location: Trenton, New JerseyWinner: AmericaImportance: Took control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias.
Battle of Yorktown
Date: September 19 - October 17, 1777location: upstate New York Winner: Americaimportance: it was a turning point battle in the war
Date: Dec 19, 1777 - Jun 19, 1778location: Pennsylvania Winner: America Importance: Reshaped america into a more unified force capable of defeating the British and winning American independence.
Date: Sep 28, 1781 - Oct 19, 1781location: Yorktown Winner: AmericaImportance: marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.