<Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Colony / State </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Powder Alarm * </Td> <Td> 000000001774 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1774 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British soldiers remove military supplies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Storming of Fort William and Mary * </Td> <Td> 000000001774 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1774 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> Patriots seize powder and shot after brief skirmish . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battles of Lexington and Concord </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 04 - 19 - 0000 April 19, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: British forces raiding Concord driven back into Boston with heavy losses . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Boston </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 04 - 19 - 0000 April 19, 1775--March 17, 1776 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: British eventually evacuate Boston after Patriots fortify Dorchester heights </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gunpowder Incident * </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 04 - 20 - 0000 April 20, 1775 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Virginia governor Lord Dunmore removes powder to a Royal Navy ship, standoff is resolved without violence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Fort Ticonderoga </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 05 - 10 - 0000 May 10, 1775 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots capture British posts at Ticonderoga and Crown point </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chelsea Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 05 - 27 - 0000 May 27 - 28, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Patriots victory: Patriots capture British ship Diana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Machias </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 06 - 11 - 0000 June 11 - 12, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Patriot forces capture the HM schooner Margaretta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bunker Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 06 - 17 - 0000 June 17, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British victory: British drive Patriot army from the Charlestown peninsula near Boston but suffer heavy losses </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Gloucester </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort St. Jean </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17--November 3, 1775 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots capture British force and subsequently overrun Montreal and much of Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burning of Falmouth </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 10 - 18 - 0000 October 18, 1775 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British burn Falmouth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kemp's Landing </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 11 - 14 - 0000 November 14, 1775 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Savage's Old Fields </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19 - 21, 1775 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots defeat loyalist force </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Great Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 12 - 09 - 0000 December 9, 1775 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Lord Dunmore's loyalist force is defeated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Snow Campaign </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1775 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot campaign against loyalists in South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Quebec </Td> <Td> 000000001775 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1775 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British victory: British repulse Patriot assault on Quebec city </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burning of Norfolk </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1776 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British bombard Norfolk and Patriots destroy what they see as a loyalist stronghold </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 1776 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: loyalist force of Regulators and Highlanders defeated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Rice Boats </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2 - 3, 1776 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Nassau </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3 - 4, 1776 </Td> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> Patriots raid against the Bahamas to obtain supplies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saint - Pierre </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 03 - 25 - 0000 March 25, 1776 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Block Island </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1776 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of The Cedars </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18 - 27, 1776 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Trois - Rivières </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 06 - 08 - 0000 June 8, 1776 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British victory: Patriots forced to evacuate Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sullivan's Island </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1776 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1776 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lindley's Fort </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 07 - 15 - 0000 July 15, 1776 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Native Americans attack repulsed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Long Island </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 08 - 27 - 0000 August 27, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory: in the largest battle of the war the Patriot army is outflanked and routed on Long Island but later manages to evacuate to Manhattan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Landing at Kip's Bay </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 09 - 15 - 0000 September 15, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory: British capture New York City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Harlem Heights </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots repulse British attack on Manhattan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Valcour Island </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 10 - 11 - 0000 October 11, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory: British defeat Patriot naval force on Lake Champlain, but victory comes too late to press the offensive against the Hudson valley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of White Plains </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Cumberland </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 11 - 10 - 0000 November 10 - 29, 1776 </Td> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Washington </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1776 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory: British capture 3,000 Patriots on Manhattan in one of the most devastating Patriot defeats of the war </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Lee </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 11 - 20 - 0000 November 20, 1776 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory: Patriots begin general retreat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ambush of Geary </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1776 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Iron Works Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 12 - 22 - 0000 December 22 - 23, 1776 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Trenton </Td> <Td> 000000001776 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 1776 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots capture Hessian detachment at Trenton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Trenton </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Princeton </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Patriots defeat a small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Millstone </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Forage War </Td> <Td> January - March 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriots harass remaining British forces in New Jersey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Punk Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bound Brook </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 04 - 13 - 0000 April 13, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ridgefield </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 1777 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Thomas Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1777 </Td> <Td> East Florida </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meigs Raid </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 05 - 24 - 0000 May 24, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Short Hills </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Ticonderoga </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5 - 6, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hubbardton </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 07 - 07 - 0000 July 7, 1777 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Ann </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Stanwix </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 02 - 0000 August 2 - 23, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: British fail to take Fort Stanwix </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Oriskany </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Machias </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 13 - 0000 August 13 - 14, 1777 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bennington </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 16 - 0000 August 16, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Staten Island </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 22 - 0000 August 22, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Setauket </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 08 - 22 - 0000 August 22, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Siege of Fort Henry </Td> <Td> September 1 or 21, 1777 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cooch's Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 09 - 03 - 0000 September 3, 1777 </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Brandywine </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 09 - 11 - 0000 September 11, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Clouds </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Battle called off due to rain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Freeman's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 09 - 19 - 0000 September 19, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British tactical victory: First of the two Battles of Saratoga </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Paoli </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 09 - 21 - 0000 September 21, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Mifflin </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26--November 15, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Germantown </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 10 - 04 - 0000 October 4, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 10 - 06 - 0000 October 6, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bemis Heights </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 1777 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: Second of the two Battles of Saratoga, British under Burgoyne driven back and forced to surrender 10 days later </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Red Bank </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 10 - 22 - 0000 October 22, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Gloucester </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 11 - 25 - 0000 November 25, 1777 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of White Marsh </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 12 - 05 - 0000 December 5 - 8, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Matson's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001777 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1777 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Barbados </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 03 - 07 - 0000 March 7, 1778 </Td> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Quinton's Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1778 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Channel Naval Duel </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 04 - 24 - 0000 April 24, 1778 </Td> <Td> Great Britain </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Crooked Billet </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1, 1778 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Barren Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 05 - 20 - 0000 May 20, 1778 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> Indecisive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mount Hope Bay raids </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25 - 30, 1778 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cobleskill </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1778 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monmouth </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 1778 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Draw: British break off engagement and continue retreat to New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Alligator Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1778 </Td> <Td> East Florida </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyoming Massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 07 - 03 - 0000 July 3, 1778 </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Ushant </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 07 - 27 - 0000 July 27, 1778 </Td> <Td> Bay of Biscay </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Pondicherry </Td> <Td> August 21--October 19 1778 </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Newport </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 08 - 29 - 0000 August 29, 1778 </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grey's raid </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 09 - 05 - 0000 September 5 - 17, 1778 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion of Dominica </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 09 - 07 - 0000 September 7, 1778 </Td> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Boonesborough </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 09 - 07 - 0000 September 7, 1778 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Attack on German Flatts </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 1778 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baylor Massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27, 1778 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2 - 16, 1778 </Td> <Td> Indian Reserve </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chestnut Neck </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 10 - 06 - 0000 October 6, 1778 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Little Egg Harbor massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16, 1778 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carleton's Raid </Td> <Td> October 24 - November 14 1778 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cherry Valley Massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 1778 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of St. Lucia </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1778 </Td> <Td> St. Lucia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of St. Lucia </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18 - 28, 1778 </Td> <Td> St. Lucia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Savannah </Td> <Td> 000000001778 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1778 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Beaufort </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1779 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kettle Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1779 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Vincennes </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23 - 25, 1779 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Brier Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1779 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chillicothe </Td> <Td> May 1779 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chesapeake raid </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 05 - 10 - 0000 May 10 - 24, 1779 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Saint Vincent </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 06 - 16 - 0000 June 16 - 18, 1779 </Td> <Td> St. Vincent </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stono Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 06 - 20 - 0000 June 20, 1779 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Great Siege of Gibraltar </Td> <Td> June 24, 1779 - February 7, 1783 </Td> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Grenada </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 07 - 02 - 0000 July 2, 1779 </Td> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tryon's raid </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 07 - 05 - 0000 July 5 - 14, 1779 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Grenada </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1779 </Td> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stony Point </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 07 - 16 - 0000 July 16, 1779 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Minisink </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 07 - 22 - 0000 July 22, 1779 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penobscot Expedition </Td> <Td> July 24 - August 29, 1779 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Paulus Hook </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1779 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Newtown </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 08 - 29 - 0000 August 29, 1779 </Td> <Td> Indian Reserve </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Fort Bute </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 07 - 0000 September 7, 1779 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lake Pontchartrain </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1779 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boyd and Parker ambush </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1779 </Td> <Td> Indian Reserve </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 14 September 1779 </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 14 - 0000 September 14, 1779 </Td> <Td> Azores </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Savannah </Td> <Td> September 16 - October 18, 1779 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Baton Rouge </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 20 - 0000 September 20 - 21, 1779 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Flamborough Head </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 09 - 23 - 0000 September 23, 1779 </Td> <Td> Great Britain </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of San Fernando de Omoa </Td> <Td> October 16 - November 29, 1779 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 11 November 1779 </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 1779 </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Battle of Martinique </Td> <Td> 000000001779 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1779 </Td> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 8 January 1780 </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 1780 </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cape St. Vincent </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 01 - 16 - 0000 January 16, 1780 </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Young's House </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1780 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Juan Expedition </Td> <Td> March - November, 1780 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Charlotte </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2 - 14, 1780 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Charleston </Td> <Td> March 29 - May 12, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory: British recapture South Carolina following the battle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Monck's Corner </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 04 - 14 - 0000 April 14, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Martinique </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1780 </Td> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lenud's Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 05 - 06 - 0000 May 6, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bird's invasion of Kentucky </Td> <Td> May 25 - August 4, 1780 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of St. Louis </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25, 1780 </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Waxhaws </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 05 - 29 - 0000 May 29, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Connecticut Farms </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 06 - 07 - 0000 June 7, 1780 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mobley's Meeting House </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10 - 12, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Ramsour's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 06 - 20 - 0000 June 20, 1780 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Springfield </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1780 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huck's Defeat </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 07 - 12 - 0000 July 12, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Bull's Ferry </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20 - 21, 1780 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Loyalist victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Colson's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1780 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Rocky Mount </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 1, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Loyalist victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hanging Rock </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 06 - 0000 August 6, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Pekowee </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1780 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 9 August 1780 </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 09 - 0000 August 9, 1780 </Td> <Td> Atlantic </Td> <Td> Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Camden </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 16 - 0000 August 16, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fishing Creek </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 18 - 0000 August 18, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Musgrove Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 18 - 0000 August 18, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Black Mingo </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wahab's Plantation </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 09 - 20 - 0000 September 20, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Charlotte </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 09 - 26 - 0000 September 26, 1780 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Kings Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory: halts first British invasion of North Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Royalton Raid </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16, 1780 </Td> <Td> Vermont </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Klock's Field </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1780 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Balme's Defeat </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 11 - 05 - 0000 November 5, 1780 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fishdam Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 11 - 09 - 0000 November 9, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blackstock's Farm </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 11 - 20 - 0000 November 20, 1780 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort St. George </Td> <Td> 000000001780 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1780 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Jersey </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 01 - 06 - 0000 January 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> Jersey </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Mobile </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1781 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cowpens </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 01 - 17 - 0000 January 17, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cowan's Ford </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Sint Eustatius </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1781 </Td> <Td> Sint Eustatius </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Haw River </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 02 - 25 - 0000 February 25, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wetzell's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 03 - 06 - 0000 March 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Pensacola </Td> <Td> March 9 - May 8, 1781 </Td> <Td> West Florida </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Guilford Court House </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Cape Henry </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Watson </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 04 - 15 - 0000 April 15 - 23, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Porto Praya </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 04 - 15 - 0000 April 15, 1781 </Td> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> Draw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blandford </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Hobkirk's Hill </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Royal </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29, 1781 </Td> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 1 May 1781 </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 1, 1781 </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Motte </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 05 - 08 - 0000 May 8 - 12, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Augusta </Td> <Td> May 22 - June 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Ninety - Six </Td> <Td> May 22 - June 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion of Tobago </Td> <Td> May 24 - June 2, 1781 </Td> <Td> Tobago </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 30 May 1781 </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1781 </Td> <Td> Barbary Coast </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Spencer's Ordinary </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Francisco's Fight </Td> <Td> July 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Green Spring </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naval battle of Louisbourg </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 07 - 21 - 0000 July 21, 1781 </Td> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> Franco - Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Dogger Bank </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 08 - 05 - 0000 August 5, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Sea </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Invasion of Minorca </Td> <Td> August 19, 1781 - February 5, 1782 </Td> <Td> Minorca </Td> <Td> Franco - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lochry's Defeat </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 08 - 24 - 0000 August 24, 1781 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Chesapeake </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 09 - 05 - 0000 September 5, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Groton Heights </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 09 - 06 - 0000 September 6, 1781 </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Eutaw Springs </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 1781 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Lindley's Mill </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1781 </Td> <Td> North Carolina </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Long Run Massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Yorktown </Td> <Td> September 28 - October 19, 1781 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Franco - Patriot victory: Cornwallis surrenders his force of over 7,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Fort Slongo </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1781 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Negapatam </Td> <Td> October 21 - November 11, 1781 </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Johnstown </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 1781 </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Battle of Ushant </Td> <Td> 000000001781 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12, 1781 </Td> <Td> Bay of Biscay </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Videau's Bridge </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1782 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Brimstone Hill </Td> <Td> January 11 - February 13, 1782 </Td> <Td> St. Christopher </Td> <Td> Franco - Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Trincomalee </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 01 - 11 - 0000 January 11, 1782 </Td> <Td> Ceylon </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Demerara and Essequibo </Td> <Td> January 22 - February 5, 1782 </Td> <Td> Demerara and Essequibo </Td> <Td> Franco - Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Saint Kitts </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 01 - 25 - 0000 January 25 - 26, 1782 </Td> <Td> St. Christopher </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Sadras </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 02 - 17 - 0000 February 17, 1782 </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of Montserrat </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 02 - 22 - 0000 February 22, 1782 </Td> <Td> Montserrat </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Wambaw </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 02 - 24 - 0000 February 24, 1782 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gnadenhütten massacre </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 03 - 08 - 0000 March 8, 1782 </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Roatán </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1782 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 16 March 1782 </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1782 </Td> <Td> Strait of Gibraltar </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Little Mountain </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 1782 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Delaware Bay </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 04 - 08 - 0000 April 8, 1782 </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Saintes </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 04 - 09 - 0000 April 9 - 12, 1782 </Td> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Providien </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12, 1782 </Td> <Td> Ceylon </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Black River </Td> <Td> April - August, 1782 </Td> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Mona Passage </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 04 - 19 - 0000 April 19, 1782 </Td> <Td> Mona passage </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 20--21 April 1782 </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 04 - 20 - 0000 April 20 - 21, 1782 </Td> <Td> Bay of Biscay </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capture of the Bahamas </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 05 - 06 - 0000 May 6, 1782 </Td> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> Patriot - Spanish victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crawford expedition </Td> <Td> May 25 - June 12, 1782 </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naval battle off Halifax </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 05 - 28 - 0000 May 28 - 29, 1782 </Td> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raid on Lunenburg </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1782 </Td> <Td> Nova Scotia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Negapatam </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1782 </Td> <Td> Ceylon </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hudson Bay Expedition </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1782 </Td> <Td> Rupert's Land </Td> <Td> Franco - Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Bryan Station </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15 - 17, 1782 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Blue Licks </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 08 - 19 - 0000 August 19, 1782 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British - Iroquois victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of the Combahee River </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 08 - 26 - 0000 August 26, 1782 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Trincomalee </Td> <Td> August 25 - September 3, 1782 </Td> <Td> Ceylon </Td> <Td> French victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siege of Fort Henry </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 09 - 11 - 0000 September 11 - 13, 1782 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> Patriot victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grand Assault on Gibraltar </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1782 </Td> <Td> Gibraltar </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 18 October 1782 </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 10 - 18 - 0000 October 18, 1782 </Td> <Td> Hispaniola </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 6 December 1782 </Td> <Td> 000000001782 - 12 - 06 - 0000 December 6, 1782 </Td> <Td> Martinique </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Action of 22 January 1783 </Td> <Td> 000000001783 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1783 </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> British victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Battle </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Colony / State </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Powder Alarm * </Td> <Td> 000000001774 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1774 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> British soldiers remove military supplies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Storming of Fort William and Mary * </Td> <Td> 000000001774 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1774 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> Patriots seize powder and shot after brief skirmish . </Td> </Tr>

Where did the opening battle of the revolutionary war take place