The Revolutionary Battles Timeline
1775
April 18, 1775: Two lanterns are lit in the Old North Church steeple to indicate the British are crossing the Charles River, and Paul
Revere begins his ride
April 19, 1775: The Battles of Lexington & Concord and the Siege of Boston: 15,000 Minutemen laid at Siege to Boston from April 19, 1775 until March 17, 1776, when the British troops withdrew
May 10, 1775: The Second Continental Congress & First Battle of Ticonderoga
June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill
September 17 to November 3, 1775: Siege of Fort St. Jean
November 4, 1775: Battle of Kemp's Landing
December 31, 1775: Battle of Quebec
1776
February 27: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
May 15-16: Battle of the Cedars
June 28: Battle of Sullivan's Island
July 4: Signing of the Declaration of Independence
August 27: Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn); the patriots lose New York
September 22: Nathan Hale executed in New York for spying on British troops
October 28: Battle of White Plains
November 16: Battle of Fort Washington
December 26: Battle of Trenton
1777
January 3: Battle of Princeton
May 17: Battle of Thomas Creek
July 5-6: Second Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
August 6: Battle of Oriskany
August 16: Battle of Bennington
September 11: Battle of Brandywine
September 19: Battle of Saratoga
September 26: General Howe evade General Washington and marches 9,000 troops into Philadelphia not even knowing
October 4: Battle of Germantown; the Patriots fail to take Philadelphia
October 6: Battle of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery
October 7: Battle of Bemis Heights (Second Battle of Saratoga)
October 17: General Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, giving the Americans hope and a chance to bring France fully into the war
1778
May 20: Battle of Barren Hill
June: The British abandon Philadelphia caused they feared the French navy
June 28: Battle of Monmouth
July 3: Wyoming Valley Massacre
August 29: Battle of Rhode Island
November 11: Cherry Valley Massacre
1779
July 16: Battle of Stony Point
September 16 to October 18: Siege of Savannah
1780
March 29 to May 12: Siege of Charleston
August 16: Battle of Camden
October 7: Battle of Kings Mountain
1781
January 6: Battle of Jersey
January 17: Battle of Cowpens
March 15: Battle of Guilford Court House
September 28 to October 19: Battle of Yorktown
April 18, 1775: Two lanterns are lit in the Old North Church steeple to indicate the British are crossing the Charles River, and Paul
Revere begins his ride
April 19, 1775: The Battles of Lexington & Concord and the Siege of Boston: 15,000 Minutemen laid at Siege to Boston from April 19, 1775 until March 17, 1776, when the British troops withdrew
May 10, 1775: The Second Continental Congress & First Battle of Ticonderoga
June 17, 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill
September 17 to November 3, 1775: Siege of Fort St. Jean
November 4, 1775: Battle of Kemp's Landing
December 31, 1775: Battle of Quebec
1776
February 27: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
May 15-16: Battle of the Cedars
June 28: Battle of Sullivan's Island
July 4: Signing of the Declaration of Independence
August 27: Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn); the patriots lose New York
September 22: Nathan Hale executed in New York for spying on British troops
October 28: Battle of White Plains
November 16: Battle of Fort Washington
December 26: Battle of Trenton
1777
January 3: Battle of Princeton
May 17: Battle of Thomas Creek
July 5-6: Second Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
August 6: Battle of Oriskany
August 16: Battle of Bennington
September 11: Battle of Brandywine
September 19: Battle of Saratoga
September 26: General Howe evade General Washington and marches 9,000 troops into Philadelphia not even knowing
October 4: Battle of Germantown; the Patriots fail to take Philadelphia
October 6: Battle of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery
October 7: Battle of Bemis Heights (Second Battle of Saratoga)
October 17: General Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, giving the Americans hope and a chance to bring France fully into the war
1778
May 20: Battle of Barren Hill
June: The British abandon Philadelphia caused they feared the French navy
June 28: Battle of Monmouth
July 3: Wyoming Valley Massacre
August 29: Battle of Rhode Island
November 11: Cherry Valley Massacre
1779
July 16: Battle of Stony Point
September 16 to October 18: Siege of Savannah
1780
March 29 to May 12: Siege of Charleston
August 16: Battle of Camden
October 7: Battle of Kings Mountain
1781
January 6: Battle of Jersey
January 17: Battle of Cowpens
March 15: Battle of Guilford Court House
September 28 to October 19: Battle of Yorktown