Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1875 — List of Battles of the Revolution. [ARTICLE]

List of Battles of the Revolution.

While we are in all parts of the country preparing to celebrate the centennial of American independence it will be well to bear in mind the principal battles by which that independence was achieved. The following will be found to comprise all the battles that took place in the fight for freedom. They began April 19,1775. They closed Oct. 19, 1781 —six years and six months. The British sent 134,000 soldiers and sailors to this war. The Colonists met them with 230,000 Continentals and 50,000 militia. The British let loose Indians and equally savage Hessians. The Colonies had for their allies the brave and courteous Frenchmen. The leading battles of the war—those particularly worthy of celebration —are Concord and Lexington, Bunker’s Hill, Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Bennington, Saratoga, Monmouth, King’s Mountain,Cowpen, Eutaw Springs, Yorktown. These are of national interest., Many of the others are especially local. The disposition is to celebrate them all —victories and defeats —to recall the deeds of our ancestors and have a good time generally. Our readers will do well to preserve the following list of Revolutionary battles: Lexinsrton (ftrrt skirmish) April 10. 1775 Ticonderoga ..... i May 10. 1775 Bunker Hill June 17,1775 Montreal (Ethan Allen taken) Sept. 25, 1775 St. John besieged and captured Nov. 3,1775 Great Bridge. Va Dec.o, 1775 ' Quebec (Montgomery killed,) Dec. 31, 1775 Moore's Creek Bridge. Feb. 27.17f6 Boston (British fled) March 17, 1770 Fort Shllivau, Charleston June 28,1770 Long Island Aug. 27,177 T Harlem Plains Sept. 10. 1776 White Plains 0ct..28, 1770 Fort Washington.. Nov. 16, 1770 Trenton Dec. 27. 1770 Princeton Jan. 3,1777 Hubbarton .July 7,1777 Bennington Aug. 10, 1777 Brandywine Sept. 11, 1777 First battle of Bemis Heights, Saratoga.. Sept. 19.1777 Paoii ...... Sept. 20. 1777 Germantown..,.. Oct. 4, 1777 Forts Clinton and Montgomery taken .Oct. 6,1777 Second battle at Bemis Heights, Saratoga Oct. 7,1777 Surrender of Burgoyne Oct. 13,1777 Fort Mercer ." Oct. 22, 1777 Fort Mifflin N ovember, 1777 Monmouth June 28, 1778 Wyoming July 4, 1778 Quaker hill, R. I Aug. 29, 1778 Savannah Dec. 29, 1778 Kettle Creek, Ga Feb. 14, 1779 Brier Creek March 3, 1779 Stony IJerry June 20, 1779 Stony Point July 16. 1779 Haulus’ Hoek -.Aug. 13, 177!) Chemung (Indians) l: .'Aug. 29, 1779 Savannah .Aug. 9, 1779 ' Charleston (surrendered to British)...May 12. 1780 Springfield....... ... ........June 28, IWO Rocky Mount July 20, 1780 Hanging Rock. Ang. 6, 1780 Sanders’ Creek, near Camden .Aug. 16, 1780 King’s Mountain ....Oct. 7, 1780 Fish Dam Ford, Broad River Nov. 18. 1780 Blackstocks .... ............... Nov. 20, 1780 C0wpeu8....... Jan. 17, 1781 Guiboro March 15, 1781 Hockirk’s Hill April 25, 1781 Ninety-six (besieged) May and June, 1781 Augusta (besieged) May and June, 1781 Jamestown July 9, 1781 Eutaw Springs Sept. 8, 1781 Yorktown (Cornwallis’ surrender).. ..Oct. 19, 1781