Every Major Battle of the American Revolution

The Revolution was won and nearly lost on a string of battlefields from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Some were sweeping defeats the Continental Army barely survived; others were small, audacious strikes that kept the cause alive through its darkest winters. Together they trace how an outmatched colonial militia became an army that could force the world's strongest empire to the table.

This guide walks the war's major engagements in order, North to South and 1775 to 1781. Each links to a full account. Read straight through and a pattern emerges: the British won most of the battles, but the Americans — with French help — won the ones that counted.