Campaigns, Battles and Events of the American War of Independence, 1771–1781

01 September 1774 - Powder Alarm
19 April 1775 - Battles of Lexington and Concord
19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776 – Siege of Boston
10 May 1775 - Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
27 - 28 May 1775 – Battle of Chelsea Creek
11 - 12 June 1775 – Battle of Machias
17 June 1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill (Breeds Hill)
08 August 1775 – Battle of Gloucester
30 August 1775 – Battle of Stonington
17 September - 3 November 1775 – Siege of Fort St. Jean (St. John’s)
18 October 1775 - Burning of Falmouth
14 November 1775 – Battle of Kemp’s Landing
28 November - 9 December 1775 – Battle of Great Bridge
31 December 1775 – Battle of Quebec
01 January 1776 - Burning of Norfolk
27 February 1776 – Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
02 - 03 March 1776 – Battle of Nassau
02 - 03 March 1776 – Battle of the Rice Boats
04 March 1776 - Fortification of Dorchester Heights
25 March 1776 – Battle of Saint-Pierre
15 - 16 May 1776 – Battle of the Cedars
08 June 1776 – Battle of Trois-Rivières
28 June 1776 – Battle of Sullivan’s Island
27 August 1776 – Battle of Long Island (Battle of Brooklyn)
15 September 1776 - Landing at Kip’s Bay
16 September 1776 – Battle of Harlem Heights
11 October 1776 – Battle of Valcour Island
28 October 1776 – Battle of White Plains
10 - 28 November 1776 – Battle of Fort Cumberland
16 November 1776 – Battle of Fort Washington
19 November 1776 – Battle of Fort Lee
26 December 1776 – Battle of Trenton
02 January 1777 - Second Battle of Trenton
03 January 1777 – Battle of Princeton
20 January 1777 – Battle of Millstone
Winter 1777 - Forage War
13 April 1777 – Battle of Bound Brook
27 April 1777 – Battle of Ridgefield (Danbury Raid)
26 June 1777 – Battle of Short Hills (Battle of Metuchen Meetinghouse)
05 - 06 July 1777 - Second Battle of Ticonderoga
07 July 1777 – Battle of Hubbardton
08 July 1777 – Battle of Fort Ann
02 - 03 August 1777 – Siege of Fort Stanwix
06 August 1777 – Battle of Oriskany
16 August 1777 – Battle of Bennington
22 August 1777 – Battle of Staten Island
03 September 1777 – Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
11 September 1777 – Battle of Brandywine
16 September 1777 – Battle of the Clouds
19 September 1777 – Battle of Freeman’s Farm (1st Battle of Saratoga)
21 September 1777 – Battle of Paoli
04 October 1777 – Battle of Germantown
05 October - 25 November 1777 – Battle of Red Bank
06 October 1777 – Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery
07 October 1777 – Battle of Bemis Heights (2nd Battle of Saratoga)
22 October 1777 – Battle of Fort Mercer
10 - 15 November 1777 - Bombardment of Fort Mifflin
15 November 1777 – Battle of Gloucester
05 - 08 December 1777 – Battle of White Marsh
11 December 1777 – Battle of Matson’s Ford
18 March 1778 – Battle of Quinton’s Bridge
01 May 1778 – Battle of Crooked Billet
20 May 1778 – Battle of Barren Hill
25 May 1778 – Battle of Freetown
28 June 1778 – Battle of Monmouth
30 June 1778 – Battle of Alligator Bridge
03 July 1778 - Wyoming Massacre
27 July 1778 – Battle of Ushant
29 August 1778 – Battle of Rhode Island (Battle of Newport or Quaker Hill)
27 September 1778 - Baylor Massacre
06 October 1778 – Battle of Chestnut Neck
24 October - 14 November 1778 - Carleton’s Raid
11 November 1778 - Cherry Valley Massacre
29 December 1778 - Capture of Savannah
03 February 1779 – Battle of Beaufort (Battle of Port Royal Island)
14 February 1779 – Battle of Kettle Creek
23 - 25 February 1779 – Battle of Vincennes
03 March 1779 – Battle of Briar Creek
20 June 1779 – Battle of Stono Ferry
16 July 1779 – Battle of Stony Point
24 July - 29 August 1779 - Penobscot Expedition
19 August 1779 – Battle of Paulus Hook
29 August 1779 – Battle of Newtown
16 September - 18 October 1779 – Siege of Savannah
23 September 1779 – Battle of Flamborough Head
16 January 1780 – Battle of Cape St. Vincent
03 February 1780 – Battle of Young’s House
29 March - 12 May 1780 – Siege of Charleston
14 April 1780 – Battle of Monck’s Corner
06 May 1780 – Battle of Lenud’s Ferry
May - June 1780 - Bird’s invasion of Kentucky
29 May 1780 - Waxhaw Massacre
06 June 1780 – Battle of Connecticut Farms
20 June 1780 – Battle of Ramseur’s Mill
07 - 23 June 1780 – Battle of Springfield
01 August 1780 – Battle of Rocky Mount
06 August 1780 – Battle of Hanging Rock
08 August 1780 – Battle of Pekowee (Battle of Piqua)
16 August 1780 – Battle of Camden
18 August 1780 – Battle of Fishing Creek
18 August 1780 – Battle of Musgrove Mill
07 October 1780 – Battle of Kings Mountain
16 October 1780 - Royalton Raid
19 October 1780 – Battle of Klock’s Field
20 November 1780 – Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation
06 January 1781 – Battle of Jersey
17 January 1781 – Battle of Cowpens
01 February 1781 – Battle of Cowan’s Ford
25 February 1781 – Battle of Haw River
06 March 1781 – Battle of Wetzell’s Mill
15 March 1781 – Battle of Guilford Court House
15 April 1781 – Battle of Blanford (Battle of Petersburg)
25 April 1781 – Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
08 - 12 May 1781 – Battle of Fort Motte
22 May - 06 June 1781 – Siege of Augusta
22 May - 19 June 1781 – Siege of Ninety-Six
26 June 1781 – Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary
06 July 1781 – Battle of Greenspring Farm
06 September 1781 – Battle of Groton Heights (Fort Griswold)
08 September 1781 – Battle of Eutaw Springs
12 September 1781 – Battle of Cane Creek (Hillsboro Raid)
28 September - 19 October 1781 – Siege of Yorktown
25 October 1781 – Battle of Johnstown
12 December 1781 – Battle of Ushant

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