Resources – Revolutionary War Battles
Great website with links to most of the Revolutionary War Battles:
http://kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html
The Battles of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point - 1775:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battles:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=3
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/750511.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/1775s.html#750512
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 14-15
The Battle of Long Island - 1776:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=8
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/760827.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 30-31
The Battle of Trenton - 1776:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=14
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/761226.html
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_trenton1776.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 32-33
The Battle of Princeton - 1777:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=15
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770103.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 36-37
The Battle of Bennington - 1777:
Summary of the battle:
http://www.virtualvermont.com/history/benbattle.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=19
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770816.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 40-41
The Battle of Brandywine - 1777:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770911.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 42-43
The Battle of Saratoga - 1777:
Interactive maps of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Saratoga.html
http://battle1777.saratoga.org/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/battle_of_saratoga.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770919.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=20 (Part 1 =Freeman’s Farm)
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=30 (Part 2 = Bemis Heights)
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html
Primary Source – Frederika Charlotte Louise, Baroness von Riedesel, The Defeat and Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 1777
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=872
Battle from British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-saratoga.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 46 - 47
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 115 - 118
Teacher Created Materials – The American Revolution Page C-121(Saratoga)
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 96 - 97
The Battle of Germantown – 1777:
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Germantown.html
http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/germantown.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/771004.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=17
Battle from British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/germantown.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 44 – 45
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 98 - 99
Winter at Valley Forge (background/events) – 1777 – 1778:
Interactive Map
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Interactive Website with Games and Activities
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/kids/index.html
Summary/events of the winter:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/valleyforge.html
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/valley_forge.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 50 - 51
Valley Forge By Richard Ammon and Bill Farnsworth
Winter at Valley Forge: Survival and Victory by James Knight
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 118 - 123
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse – 1778:
Interactive maps of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Primary Source (and map) – Correspondence between Major General Charles Lee and George Washington, June 1778 (Battle of Monmouth)
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/revolution/lee/index.html
Primary Source – Lieutenant Hale, British Account of the Battle of Monmouth Court House, July 4, 1778
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=873
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Monmouth.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/780628.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=21
Battle from the British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-monmouth.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 58 - 59
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 144 (picture of ‘Molly Pitcher’ with a brief paragraph)
Cherry Valley Massacre – 1778:
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/781111.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poor-leadership-leads-to-cherry-valley-massacre
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 62 - 63
Battle of Stony Point – 1779:
Summary of battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Stonypoint.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/790716.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/790716.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 64 - 65
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 100 - 101
Battle at Sea: Bonhomme Richard vs. HMS Serapis - 1779
Summary of battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/BonneHome.html
http://www.oceantechnology.org/BHR.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/1775-1783n.html#790923
Primary Source – Document from Lieutenant Richard Dale (served in American Navy under John Paul Jones)
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/battleaccounts/Jones/BonHomme.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 66 - 67
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 122 – 125 (includes Naval background)
The Battle for Savannah—1778-1779
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=22
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/781229.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 68 - 69
Waxhaw Massacre 1780
Summary of the battle:
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolution/p/battle-of-waxhaws.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/800529.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 72 - 73
Battle of Camden 1780
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=24
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/800816.html
Primary source—Letter from Francis Marion about the Battle at Camden
http://www.teachingushistory.org/tTrove/LetterfromFrancisMariontoPeterHorryafterBattleofCamdenAugust1780.html
Primary Source—Battle plan for the Battle of Camden
http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/battleofcamden.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-camden.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 76 - 77
Battle of King’s Mountain-1780
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=900
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/801007.html
Primary Source - Formal Report on the Battle of King’s Mountain
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/kingsmountain/formal.html
King’s Mountain National Park brochure
http://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/kings-mountain.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 80 - 81
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 147 - 151
The Battle of Cowpens-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810117.html
Primary Source - Letter to Nathanael Greene from Daniel Morgan about battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=886
Information from Cowpens National Battleground:
http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit6thebattleofcowpens.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-cowpens.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 82 - 83
Battle of Eutaw Springs-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/Eutaw.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810908.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 84 - 85
The Battle of Yorktown-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810928.html
Primary Source - Letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress regarding the Battle at Yorktown
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field(DOCID+@lit(gw230265))
Primary Source - Joseph Plumb Martin’s account of Yorktown
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6597
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810928.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 86 - 87
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 173-177
Great website with links to most of the Revolutionary War Battles:
http://kidinfo.com/american_history/american_revolution.html
The Battles of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point - 1775:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battles:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=3
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/750511.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/1775s.html#750512
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 14-15
The Battle of Long Island - 1776:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=8
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/760827.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 30-31
The Battle of Trenton - 1776:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=14
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/761226.html
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_trenton1776.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 32-33
The Battle of Princeton - 1777:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=15
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770103.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 36-37
The Battle of Bennington - 1777:
Summary of the battle:
http://www.virtualvermont.com/history/benbattle.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=19
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770816.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 40-41
The Battle of Brandywine - 1777:
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
Summary of the battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770911.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 42-43
The Battle of Saratoga - 1777:
Interactive maps of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Saratoga.html
http://battle1777.saratoga.org/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/battle_of_saratoga.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/770919.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=20 (Part 1 =Freeman’s Farm)
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=30 (Part 2 = Bemis Heights)
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_saratoga1777.html
Primary Source – Frederika Charlotte Louise, Baroness von Riedesel, The Defeat and Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 1777
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=872
Battle from British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-saratoga.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 46 - 47
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 115 - 118
Teacher Created Materials – The American Revolution Page C-121(Saratoga)
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 96 - 97
The Battle of Germantown – 1777:
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Germantown.html
http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/germantown.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/771004.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=17
Battle from British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/germantown.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 44 – 45
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 98 - 99
Winter at Valley Forge (background/events) – 1777 – 1778:
Interactive Map
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Interactive Website with Games and Activities
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/kids/index.html
Summary/events of the winter:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/valleyforge.html
http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/index.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/valley_forge.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 50 - 51
Valley Forge By Richard Ammon and Bill Farnsworth
Winter at Valley Forge: Survival and Victory by James Knight
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 118 - 123
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse – 1778:
Interactive maps of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
Primary Source (and map) – Correspondence between Major General Charles Lee and George Washington, June 1778 (Battle of Monmouth)
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/revolution/lee/index.html
Primary Source – Lieutenant Hale, British Account of the Battle of Monmouth Court House, July 4, 1778
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=873
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Monmouth.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/780628.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=21
Battle from the British Perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-monmouth.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 58 - 59
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 144 (picture of ‘Molly Pitcher’ with a brief paragraph)
Cherry Valley Massacre – 1778:
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/781111.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poor-leadership-leads-to-cherry-valley-massacre
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 62 - 63
Battle of Stony Point – 1779:
Summary of battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Stonypoint.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/790716.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/790716.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 64 - 65
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 100 - 101
Battle at Sea: Bonhomme Richard vs. HMS Serapis - 1779
Summary of battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/BonneHome.html
http://www.oceantechnology.org/BHR.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/1775-1783n.html#790923
Primary Source – Document from Lieutenant Richard Dale (served in American Navy under John Paul Jones)
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/battleaccounts/Jones/BonHomme.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 66 - 67
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution (Barnes) – page 122 – 125 (includes Naval background)
The Battle for Savannah—1778-1779
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=22
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/781229.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 68 - 69
Waxhaw Massacre 1780
Summary of the battle:
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolution/p/battle-of-waxhaws.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/800529.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 72 - 73
Battle of Camden 1780
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=24
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/800816.html
Primary source—Letter from Francis Marion about the Battle at Camden
http://www.teachingushistory.org/tTrove/LetterfromFrancisMariontoPeterHorryafterBattleofCamdenAugust1780.html
Primary Source—Battle plan for the Battle of Camden
http://www.teachingushistory.org/lessons/battleofcamden.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-camden.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 76 - 77
Battle of King’s Mountain-1780
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=900
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/801007.html
Primary Source - Formal Report on the Battle of King’s Mountain
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/kingsmountain/formal.html
King’s Mountain National Park brochure
http://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/kings-mountain.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 80 - 81
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 147 - 151
The Battle of Cowpens-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810117.html
Primary Source - Letter to Nathanael Greene from Daniel Morgan about battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=886
Information from Cowpens National Battleground:
http://www.nps.gov/cowp/forteachers/unit6thebattleofcowpens.htm
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-cowpens.htm
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 82 - 83
Battle of Eutaw Springs-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of the battle:
http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/Eutaw.html
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810908.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 84 - 85
The Battle of Yorktown-1781
Interactive map of the battle and prediction/information about who won the battle
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/ar_1.swf
Summary of battle:
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810928.html
Primary Source - Letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress regarding the Battle at Yorktown
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field(DOCID+@lit(gw230265))
Primary Source - Joseph Plumb Martin’s account of Yorktown
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6597
“Liberty! Chronicle of the Revolution” – Recreation Newspaper Article
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_yorktown1781.html
Battle from British perspective:
http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm
http://www.americanwars101.com/battles/810928.html
Fight For Freedom – The American Revolutionary War (Bobrick) – Page 86 - 87
The American Revolutionaries: A History in their Own Words (Meltzer) - page 173-177