Major Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution: 1775-1777
including Commanders, Force Size and Casualties

American British
Date Battle Commander Force Killed Wounded Captured Commander Force Killed Wounded Captured
1775
Apr 19 Lexington-Concord Capt. John Parker 3,763 49 41 Lt. C. Francis Smith 1,800 73 174
Jun 17 Bunker (Breed's) Hill Gen. Israel Putnam 2,000 140 271 30 Gen. William Howe 2,400 226 826
Sep-Nov Siege of St. John's Gen. Richard Montgomery 1,500 Preston 720
Oct 15 Montreal Col. Ethan Allen 110 40 Gen. Guy Carleton 235
Dec 9 Great Bridge Gen. William Woodford 1,000 1 Lord Dunsmore 600 62 (1)
Dec 31 Quebec Gen. Richard Montgomery 800 60 (1) 426 Gen. Guy Carleton 1,800 5 13
1776
Feb 27 Moore's Creek Col. Richard Caswell 1,000 1 1 Col. Donald McLeon 1,780 30 (1) 850
May 15 The Cedars Maj. Isaac Butterfield 540 400 Capt. Forster 640 8 13
Jun 8 Trois Rivieres Gen. William Thompson 2,000 160 (1) 236 Gen. Guy Carleton 6,000 8 9
Jun 28 Fort Sullivan Gen. WIlliam Moultrie 436 17 20 Gen. Henry Clinton 9 ships 64 131
Aug 27 Long Island Gen.George Washington 19,000 300 1,100 (2) Gen. William Howe 32,000 63 314 23
Sep 15 Kip's Bay Col. William Douglas 900 60 (1) 320 Gen. William Howe 4,000 12 (1)
Sep 16 Harlem Heights Gen. George Washington 2,000 30 100 Gen. Alexander Leslie 5,000 14 157
Oct 11 Valcour Island Col. Benedict Arnold 750 60 (1) 320 Gen. Guy Carleton 1,670 40 (1)
Oct 18 Pell's Point Col. John Glover 750 8 13 Gen. William Howe 4,000 25(1)
Oct 22 Mamaroneck Col. John Haslet 750 3 12 Maj. Robert Rogers 428 7 (1) 36
Oct 26 White Plains Gen. George Washington 14,500 28 126 Gen. William Howe 14,000 313 (1)
Nov 16 Fort Washington Col. Robert Magaw 2,967 53 96 2,818 Baron W. Knyphausen 8,000 78 374
Dec 26 Trenton Gen. George Washington 2,400 4 Col. Johann Rall 1,400 22 92 948
1777
Jan 3 Princeton Gen. Washington 4,000 30 75 LtC. Chas. Mawhood 1,200 60 150 244
Apr 27 Danbury Raid Col. Benedict Arnold 700 20 80 Gov. William Tryon 2,000 154 (1) 40
Jun 26 Metuchen Gen. Lord Sterling 2,200 12 50 50 Gen. Cornwallis 4,000 70 (1)
Jul 7 Hubbardton Col. Seth Warner 730 41 95 234 Baron F. Riedesel 1,030 60 148
Jul 8 Fort Ann Col. Henry Van Rensselaer 550 7 30 Lt. C. John Hill 190 13 23 15
Aug 2 Fort Stanwix Col. Peter Gansevoort 750 12 23 6 LtC. Barry St. Leger 1,875
Aug 6 Oriskany Gen. Herkimer 860 200 (1) Col. John Butler 1,000 150 (1)
Aug 16 Bennington Gen. John Stark 2,330 30 50 LtC Baum&Breymann 1,442 207 (1) 700
Aug 22 Staten Island Gen. John Sullivan 1,000 10 15 140 Gen. John Campbell 3,000 259
Sep 3 Cooch's Bridge Gen. William Maxwell 720 40 (1) Lt. C. Ludwig vol Wurm 30 (1)
Sep 11 Brandywine Gen. Washington 11,000 152 521 400 Gen. William Howe 12,500 90 400
Sep 19 Freeman's Farm Gen. Horatio Gates 7,000 65 218 Gen. John Burgoyne 6,000 600 (1)
Sep 21 Paoli Gen. Anthony Wayne 1,500 150 (1) 17 Gen. Charles Grey 4 5
Oct 4 Germantown Gen. Washington 11,000 152 521 400 Gen. William Howe 9,000 70 400 14
Oct 6 Fort Montgomery Gen. George Clinton 600 25 (1) 227 Gen. Henry Clinton 3,000 40 150
Oct 7 Bemis Hts/Saratoga Gen. Horatio Gates 11,000 50 150 Gen. John Burgoyne 6,300 600 (1) 5,300
Oct 22 Fort Mercer Gen. Nathaniel Greene 400 14 23 Col. Carl von Dunlop 1,200 377 (1) 20
Nov 10 Fort Mifflin LtC. Samuel Smith 450 250 (1) Gen. William Howe 13 24
Dec 5 White Marsh Gen. Washington 11,000 90 (1) Gen. William Howe 14,000 60 (1)

Footnotes: (1) Killed or Wounded; (2) Wounded or Captured; (3) 37 Americans and 59 British died of heat stroke; (4) Killed, Wounded or Captured.

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