war, 220 engagements
Battles of the American Revolutionary War
The atlas places 220 engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783): 153 battles, 22 sieges and 45 naval actions across 20 present-day countries, most in United States (169), Canada (12), France (9). The most widely documented: Siege of Yorktown, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Battles of Saratoga, Battle of Long Island.
Engagements by year
The war in time order
Commanders 46 with pages
George Washington 16 engagements
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe 16 engagements
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 16 engagements
Banastre Tarleton 12 engagements
Benedict Arnold 9 engagements
Nathanael Greene 9 engagements
Joseph Brant 8 engagements
Benjamin Lincoln 7 engagements
Henry Lee III 7 engagements
John Sullivan 6 engagements
Wilhelm von Knyphausen 6 engagements
Cornplanter 6 engagements
Engagements by date
| Date | Engagement | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | Battle of Machias | Machias, Maine, United States | American victory |
| 1775 | Battle of Gloucester | Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States | Massachusetts Bay victory |
| 1775 | Siege of Savage's Old Fields | Ninety Six, South Carolina, United States | Inconclusive |
| 1775 | Raid on Charlottetown (1775) | Canada | American victory |
| 19 April 1775 | Battles of Lexington and Concord | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 19 April 1775 | Siege of Boston | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 19 April 1775 | Battle of Lexington | Lexington, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 19 April 1775 | Battle of Concord | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 10 May 1775 | Capture of Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga, New York, United States | American victory |
| 14 May 1775 | Battle off Fairhaven | Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 28 May 1775 | Battle of Chelsea Creek | Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | American victory |
| 17 June 1775 | Battle of Bunker Hill | Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States | British victory |
| 17 September 1775 | Siege of Fort St. Jean | Fort Saint-Jean, Canada | American victory |
| 25 September 1775 | Battle of Longue-Pointe | Montreal, Canada | British victory |
| 15 November 1775 | Battle of Kemp's Landing | Kempsville, Virginia, United States | British victory |
| 9 December 1775 | Battle of Great Bridge | Great Bridge Battle Site, Virginia, United States | Patriot victory |
| 22 December 1775 | Battle of Great Cane Brake | Greenville County, South Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 31 December 1775 | Battle of Quebec | Quebec City, Canada | British victory |
| 1776 | Fortification of Dorchester Heights | Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts, United States | British forces evacuate Boston on March 17 |
| 1776 | Battle of Iron Works Hill | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | See aftermath |
| 1776 | Battle of the Rice Boats | Savannah, Georgia, United States | See aftermath |
| 1776 | Raid on Canso (1776) | Canada | U.S. victory |
| 27 February 1776 | Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge | North Carolina, United States | North Carolinian victory |
| 25 March 1776 | Battle of Saint-Pierre | Canada | American victory |
| 6 April 1776 | Battle of Block Island | British victory | |
| 8 June 1776 | Battle of Trois-Rivières | Battle of Trois-Rivières National Historic Site, Canada | British victory |
| 28 June 1776 | Battle of Sullivan's Island | Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 29 June 1776 | Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet | Turtle Gut Inlet, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 15 July 1776 | Battle of Lindley's Fort | Laurens County, South Carolina, United States | |
| 27 August 1776 | Battle of Long Island | Brooklyn, New York, United States | British victory |
| 15 September 1776 | Landing at Kip's Bay | Kips Bay, New York, United States | British victory |
| 16 September 1776 | Battle of Harlem Heights | New York City, New York, United States | American victory |
| 11 October 1776 | Battle of Valcour Island | Valcour Island, New York, United States | British victory |
| 18 October 1776 | Battle of Pell's Point | The Bronx, New York, United States | British victory |
| 22 October 1776 | Battle of Mamaroneck | Mamaroneck, New York, United States | British victory |
| 28 October 1776 | Battle of White Plains | White Plains, New York, United States | British victory |
| 16 November 1776 | Battle of Fort Washington | New York City, New York, United States | British victory |
| 20 November 1776 | Battle of Fort Lee | Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 December 1776 | Ambush of Geary | Amwell Township, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 26 December 1776 | Battle of Trenton | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 1777 | Siege of Fort Ticonderoga | Fort Ticonderoga, New York, United States | British victory |
| 1777 | Battle of White Marsh | Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, United States | Inconclusive |
| 1777 | Siege of Fort Stanwix | Fort Stanwix, New York, United States | American victory |
| 1777 | Second Battle of Machias | Machias, Maine, United States | See Aftermath |
| 2 January 1777 | Battle of the Assunpink Creek | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 3 January 1777 | Battle of Princeton | Princeton Battlefield, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 20 January 1777 | Battle of Millstone | Manville, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 8 March 1777 | Battle of Punk Hill | Bonhamtown, New Jersey, United States | Minor American victory |
| 1777 | Battle off Yarmouth | Yarmouth, Canada | British victory |
| 13 April 1777 | Battle of Bound Brook | New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 27 April 1777 | Battle of Ridgefield | Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States | American victory |
| 17 May 1777 | Battle of Thomas Creek | Duval County, Florida, United States | British victory |
| 24 May 1777 | Meigs Raid | Sag Harbor, New York, United States | American victory |
| 26 June 1777 | Battle of Short Hills | Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 7 July 1777 | Battle of Hubbardton | Hubbardton, Vermont, United States | See aftermath |
| 8 July 1777 | Battle of Fort Anne | New York, United States | British victory |
| 6 August 1777 | Battle of Oriskany | New York, United States | British victory |
| 16 August 1777 | Battle of Bennington | Bennington, New York, United States | American victory |
| 22 August 1777 | Battle of Staten Island | New York City, New York, United States | British victory |
| 22 August 1777 | Battle of Setauket | Setauket-East Setauket, New York, United States | British victory |
| 1 September 1777 | Siege of Fort Henry | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | Inconclusive |
| 3 September 1777 | Battle of Cooch's Bridge | Newark, Delaware, United States | British victory |
| 11 September 1777 | Battle of Brandywine | Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 16 September 1777 | Battle of the Clouds | East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 19 September 1777 | Battle of Freeman's Farm | Stillwater, New York, United States | American victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis Heights... |
| 20 September 1777 | Battle of Paoli | Willistown Township, Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 26 September 1777 | Siege of Fort Mifflin | Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 4 October 1777 | Battle of Germantown | Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 6 October 1777 | Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery | Highlands, New York, United States | British victory |
| 7 October 1777 | Battles of Saratoga | Stillwater, New York, United States | American victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis Heights... |
| 1777 | Battle of Bemis Heights | Stillwater, New York, United States | |
| 22 October 1777 | Battle of Red Bank | Fort Mercer, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 25 November 1777 | Battle of Gloucester | Gloucester, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 11 December 1777 | Battle of Matson's Ford | Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 1778 | Mount Hope Bay raids | Mount Hope Bay, Rhode Island, United States | British victory |
| 1778 | Siege of Boonesborough | Boonesborough, Kentucky, United States | American victory |
| 7 March 1778 | Battle off Barbados | Barbados | British victory |
| 18 March 1778 | Battle of Quinton's Bridge | New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 19 April 1778 | Frederica naval action | Georgia, United States | United States victory |
| 1 May 1778 | Battle of Crooked Billet | Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 20 May 1778 | Battle of Barren Hill | Pennsylvania, United States | British victory |
| 30 May 1778 | Battle of Cobleskill | Cobleskill, New York, United States | British-Haudenosaunee victory |
| 28 June 1778 | Battle of Monmouth | Freehold Township, New Jersey, United States | Inconclusive (see Aftermath) |
| 30 June 1778 | Battle of Alligator Bridge | Florida, United States | British victory |
| 1778 | Big Runaway | Pennsylvania, United States | British victory, American evacuation of the West Branch Susquehanna... |
| 3 July 1778 | Battle of Wyoming | Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, United States | Loyalist-Haudenosaunee victory |
| 29 August 1778 | Battle of Rhode Island | Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island, United States | Inconclusive |
| 1778 | Action of 11 September 1778 | Brest, France | French victory |
| 27 September 1778 | Baylor Massacre | River Vale, New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 30 September 1778 | Battle of Edgar's Lane | New York, United States | Continental victory |
| 6 October 1778 | Battle of Chestnut Neck | New Jersey, United States | Inconclusive |
| 15 October 1778 | Affair at Little Egg Harbor | New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 11 November 1778 | Cherry Valley massacre | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | Anglo-Haudenosaunee victory |
| 15 December 1778 | Battle of St. Lucia | Saint Lucia | British victory |
| 28 December 1778 | Capture of St. Lucia | Saint Lucia | British victory |
| 1779 | Battle of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Spanish victory |
| 1779 | Battle of Minisink | Highland, Pennsylvania, United States | Anglo-Haudenosaunee victory |
| 1779 | Battle of Martinique | Martinique, France | British victory |
| 1779 | Action of 31 January 1779 | France | British victory |
| 3 February 1779 | Battle of Beaufort | Port Royal Island, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 11 February 1779 | Battle of Van Creek | Elberton, Georgia, United States | Loyalist victory |
| 14 February 1779 | Battle of Kettle Creek | Georgia, United States | United States victory |
| 23 February 1779 | Siege of Fort Vincennes | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | American victory |
| 3 March 1779 | Battle of Brier Creek | Screven County, Georgia, United States | British victory |
| 1779 | Battle of Moca | Yemen | Portuguese victory |
| 20 June 1779 | Battle of Stono Ferry | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 24 June 1779 | Great Siege of Gibraltar | Gibraltar | British victory |
| 2 July 1779 | Capture of Grenada | Grenada | French victory |
| 6 July 1779 | Battle of Grenada | Grenada | French victory |
| 1779 | Burning of Fairfield | Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | British tactical victory; Near total destruction of Fairfield |
| 12 July 1779 | Battle of Norwalk | Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | British victory |
| 16 July 1779 | Battle of Stony Point | Stony Point, New York, United States | American victory |
| 19 August 1779 | Battle of Paulus Hook | Paulus Hook, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 29 August 1779 | Battle of Newtown | Chemung County, New York, United States | American victory |
| 7 September 1779 | Capture of Fort Bute | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States | Spanish victory |
| 10 September 1779 | Battle of Lake Pontchartrain | Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, United States | American-Spanish victory |
| 15 September 1779 | Capture of Cayo Cocina | St. George's Caye, Belize | |
| 16 September 1779 | Siege of Savannah | Savannah, Georgia, United States | British victory |
| 23 September 1779 | Battle of Flamborough Head | North Sea, United Kingdom | See aftermath |
| 16 October 1779 | Battle of San Fernando de Omoa | Omoa, Honduras | British victory; Subsequent withdrawal on the 29 November.; The... |
| 21 December 1779 | Battle of Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe, France | British victory |
| 1780 | Battle of Fort Charlotte | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Spanish victory |
| 8 January 1780 | Action of 8 January 1780 | British victory | |
| 3 February 1780 | Battle of Young's House | New York, United States | British victory |
| 29 March 1780 | Siege of Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 14 April 1780 | Battle of Monck's Corner | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 17 April 1780 | Battle of Martinique | Martinique, France | Inconclusive |
| 6 May 1780 | Battle of Lenud's Ferry | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 26 May 1780 | Battle of St. Louis | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | American and Spanish victory |
| 29 May 1780 | Battle of Waxhaws | Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States | British victory; Strengthened Loyalist control in South Carolina |
| 7 June 1780 | Battle of Connecticut Farms | New Jersey, United States | Inconclusive |
| 8 June 1780 | Battle of Mobley's Meeting House | South Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 20 June 1780 | Battle of Ramsour's Mill | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 23 June 1780 | Battle of Springfield | Springfield Township, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 20 July 1780 | Battle of Bull's Ferry | Bulls Ferry, New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 21 July 1780 | Battle of Colson's Mill | Stanly County, North Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 1 August 1780 | Battle of Rocky Mount | South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 6 August 1780 | Battle of Hanging Rock | Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 8 August 1780 | Battle of Piqua | Bethel Township, Ohio, United States | American victory |
| 9 August 1780 | Action of 9 August 1780 | Cape St. Vincent, Portugal | Franco-Spanish victory |
| 16 August 1780 | Battle of Camden | Camden, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 18 August 1780 | Battle of Musgrove Mill | Laurens County, South Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 18 August 1780 | Battle of Fishing Creek | Chester County, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 14 September 1780 | Battle of Black Mingo | Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 21 September 1780 | Battle of Wahab's Plantation | North Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 26 September 1780 | Battle of Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 1780 | Action of 30 September 1780 | Bermuda | British victory |
| 7 October 1780 | Battle of Kings Mountain | South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 14 October 1780 | Battle of Shallow Ford | Huntsville, North Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 19 October 1780 | Battle of Klock's Field | St. Johnsville, New York, United States | Inconclusive |
| 25 October 1780 | Battle of Tearcoat Swamp | South Carolina, United States | American Victory |
| 9 November 1780 | Battle of Fishdam Ford | Chester County, South Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 20 November 1780 | Battle of Blackstock's Farm | Union County, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 23 November 1780 | Battle of Fort St. George | New York, United States | American victory |
| 1781 | Siege of Yorktown | Yorktown, Virginia, United States | Franco-American victory |
| 1781 | Siege of Fort Watson | Summerton, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 1781 | Siege of Fort Motte | Fort Motte, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 7 January 1781 | Battle of Mobile | Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States | Spanish victory |
| 17 January 1781 | Battle of Cowpens | Cowpens, South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| February 1781 | Capture of Sint Eustatius | Sint Eustatius, Netherlands | |
| 1 February 1781 | Battle of Cowan's Ford | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 2 February 1781 | Battle of Torrence's Tavern | Iredell County, North Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 1781 | Battle of Fort Saint Joseph (1781) | Michigan, United States | |
| 25 February 1781 | Pyle's Massacre | North Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 6 March 1781 | Battle of Wetzell's Mill | Guilford County, North Carolina, United States | Inconclusive |
| 15 March 1781 | Battle of Guilford Court House | Martinsville, North Carolina, United States | British victory (see Aftermath) |
| 16 March 1781 | Battle of Cape Henry | Cape Henry, United States | Inconclusive |
| 25 April 1781 | Battle of Hobkirk's Hill | Camden, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 25 April 1781 | Battle of Blandford | Virginia, United States | British victory |
| 30 April 1781 | Battle of Fort Royal | France | French victory |
| 9 May 1781 | Siege of Pensacola | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Franco-Spanish victory |
| 22 May 1781 | Siege of Ninety-Six | Ninety Six, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 22 May 1781 | Siege of Augusta | Augusta, Georgia, United States | American victory |
| 26 June 1781 | Battle of Spencer's Ordinary | James City County, Virginia, United States | Inconclusive |
| 6 July 1781 | Battle of Green Spring | Yorktown, Virginia, United States | British victory |
| 21 July 1781 | Action of 21 July 1781 | Sydney, Canada | French victory |
| 29 July 1781 | Battle of the House in the Horseshoe | Moore County, North Carolina, United States | Loyalist victory |
| 1781 | Battle of Rockfish | North Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 24 August 1781 | Lochry's Defeat | Indiana, United States | British-Indian victory |
| 1781 | Battle of Elizabethtown | North Carolina, United States | Patriot victory |
| 1781 | Action of 2 September 1781 | Cape Ann, Massachusetts, United States | British victory |
| 5 September 1781 | Battle of the Chesapeake | French victory | |
| 6 September 1781 | Battle of Groton Heights | New London, Connecticut, United States | British victory |
| 6 September 1781 | Capture of HMS Savage | South Carolina, United States | American victory |
| 8 September 1781 | Battle of Eutaw Springs | Eutawville, South Carolina, United States | See Aftermath |
| 13 September 1781 | Battle of Lindley's Mill | Alamance County, North Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 3 October 1781 | Battle of Fort Slongo | Fort Salonga, New York, United States | American victory |
| 25 October 1781 | Battle of Johnstown | Johnstown, New York, United States | American victory |
| 1781 | Battle of Ushant | Ouessant, France | British victory |
| 1782 | Siege of Fort Henry | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | American victory |
| 1782 | Battle off Halifax | Halifax, Canada | American victory |
| 1782 | Battle of Videau's Bridge | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 25 January 1782 | Battle of Saint Kitts | Saint Kitts and Nevis | British victory |
| 12 February 1782 | Siege of Brimstone Hill | Saint Kitts and Nevis | French victory |
| 17 February 1782 | Battle of Sadras | Bay of Bengal, India | Inconclusive |
| 1782 | Battle of Wambaw | Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 16 March 1782 | Action of 16 March 1782 | Strait of Gibraltar, Spain | British victory |
| 1782 | Battle of Cuddalore | Pondicherry, India | |
| 8 April 1782 | Battle of Delaware Bay | Delaware Bay, New Jersey, United States | American victory |
| 9 April 1782 | Battle of the Saintes | Dominica | British victory |
| 12 April 1782 | Battle of Providien | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | Inconclusive |
| 19 April 1782 | Battle of the Mona Passage | Mona Passage, United States | British victory |
| 1782 | Third Battle of Ushant | Bay of Biscay | British victory |
| 29 May 1782 | Naval battle off Halifax | Canada | British victory |
| 6 July 1782 | Battle of Negapatam | Bay of Bengal, India | Inconclusive |
| 8 August 1782 | Hudson Bay expedition | Hudson Bay, Canada | French victory |
| 27 August 1782 | Battle of the Combahee River | Beaufort, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 1782 | Action of 15 September 1782 | Delaware Bay, New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 20 October 1782 | Battle of Cape Spartel | Cape Spartel, Spain | Inconclusive |
| 1782 | Battle of James Island | James Island, South Carolina, United States | British victory |
| 6 December 1782 | Action of 6 December 1782 | France | British victory |
| 12 December 1782 | Action of 12 December 1782 | Ferrol, Spain | British victory |
| 20 December 1782 | Battle of the Delaware Capes | Delaware Bay, New Jersey, United States | British victory |
| 22 January 1783 | Action of 22 January 1783 | Virginia, United States | British victory |
| 1783 | Action of 15 February 1783 | Guadeloupe, France | British victory |
| 1783 | Action of 17 February 1783 | Caribbean Sea | British victory |
| 9 March 1783 | Battle of Grand Turk | Turks and Caicos Islands | French victory |
| 1783 | combat off the coast of Florida | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 17 April 1783 | Colbert raid | Arkansas Post, Arkansas, United States | Spanish victory |
| 20 June 1783 | Battle of Cuddalore | Pondicherry, India | French victory |
Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the American Revolutionary War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.