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293 294 295 <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-hero-large" data-quickedit-entity-id="media/2061"> 296 297 298 <picture> 299 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=4b914892&itok=4t09rdRN 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1281px)" type="image/webp" width="1280" height="450"/> 300 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=4b914892&itok=4t09rdRN 1x" media="all and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1280px)" type="image/webp" width="1280" height="450"/> 301 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/squarish_webp/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=6f24d6a4&itok=WBOlpuIW 1x" media="all and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="600" height="487"/> 302 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/squarish_webp/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=6f24d6a4&itok=WBOlpuIW 1x" media="all and (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/webp" width="600" height="487"/> 303 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/squarish_webp/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=6f24d6a4&itok=WBOlpuIW 1x" media="all and (max-width: 480px)" type="image/webp" width="600" height="487"/> 304 <img loading="eager" width="1280" height="450" src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_large/public/surrender-of-gen-burgoyne.jpg.webp?h=4b914892&itok=4t09rdRN" alt="Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull" typeof="foaf:Image" /> 305 306 </picture> 307 308 309 310 311 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>John Trumballâs famous painting âThe Surrender of General Burgoyneâ at Saratoga resides at the U.S. Capitol.</p></div> 312 313 314 <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/surrender-general-burgoyne">Architect of the Capitol</a></div> 315 316 </article> 317</div> 318 319 </div> 320 321 </div> 322 </div> 323 324 <div class="layout layout--onecol layout--main"> 325 <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> 326 327 </div> 328 </div> 329 330 <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--67-33 layout--twocol layout--main"> 331 332 <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> 333 334 335 336<div class="block block-abt-core block-abt-translation-toggle"> 337 338 339 340 </div> 341 342 343 344<div class="block block-abt-core block-abt-mobileapp-links"> 345 346 347 348 </div> 349 350 351 352<div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknoderesourcebody block-field-block"> 353 354 355 356 357 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> 358 359 360 361 <article class="align-center media media--type-google-classroom-link media--view-mode-wysiwyg-original google-classroom-link" data-quickedit-entity-id="media/20429"> 362 363 364 365 <a href="https://classroom.google.com/share?url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/overview-american-revolutionary-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="google-classroom-link__link" data-url="https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/overview-american-revolutionary-war" data-mid="20429"> 366 <span class="google-classroom-link__logo"><img src="/themes/client/abt/static/images/icons/icon-google-classroom.png" alt="Google Classroom Logo"></span>
367 <span class="google-classroom-link__label"> 368 <span>Share to Google Classroom</span> 369 <span>Added by 1935 Educators</span> 370 </span> 371 </a> 372 </article> 373<p>For the better part of the 17th and 18th centuries, the relationship between Great Britain and her North American colonies was firm, robust, and peaceable. The colonies enjoyed a period of âsalutary neglectâ; meaning that the colonial governments were more or less able to self-govern without intervention from Parliament. This laissez-faire approach allowed the colonies to flourish financially, which in turn proved profitable for the mother country as well. However, this period of tranquility and prosperity would not last.</p><p>Great Britain had amassed an enormous debt following the French and Indian War; so, as a means to help alleviate at least some of the financial burden, they expected the American colonies to shoulder their share. Beginning in 1763, Great Britain instituted a series of parliamentary acts for taxing the American colonies. Though seemingly a reasonable course of action â considering the British had come to the defense of the colonies in the French and Indian War â many colonials were livid at the levying of taxes. From 1763 to 1776, Parliament, <a href="/learn/biographies/king-george-iii">King George III</a>, royal governors, and colonists clashed over regulations of trade, representation, and taxation. Despite the growing unrest, many Americans perceived war and independence as a last resort.</p> 374 375<figure class="align-left media media--type-image media--view-mode-wysiwyg-original media--landscape" style data-quickedit-entity-id="media/13021"> 376 377 378 <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_original/public/thumbnails/image/Lexington-and-Concord-Battlefield-Square.jpg.webp?itok=0FL7H0zO" width="550" height="450" alt typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-wysiwyg-original"> 379 380 381 382 383 384 385</figure> 386<p>By 1775, however, tensions reached a boiling point. Both sides prepared for war as negotiations continued to falter. Fighting began outside of Boston in the spring of 1775 during a British raid to seize munitions at <a href="/learn/battles/lexington-and-concord">Lexington and Concord</a>. British regulars arrived on the Lexington Green early on the morning of April 19 and discovered the townâs militia awaiting their arrival. The âminutemenâ intended only a show of force, and were dispersing, when a shot rang out. The American War of Independence had officially begun.</p><p>The militia harassed the British all the way from Concord to Boston, and then surrounded the city. In an attempt to drive the colonials away from the city, British forces attacked the Americans at <a href="/learn/battles/bunker-hill">Breedâs Hill</a> on June 17th, resulting in heavy casualties for the redcoats in the warâs first major battle. <a href="/learn/biographies/george-washington">George Washington</a> arrived that July to assume command of the American forces, organized as the Continental Army. Washington then forced 11,000 British soldiers to evacuate <a href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/boston">Boston</a> the following March, when <a href="/learn/biographies/henry-knox">Henry Knox</a> successfully led 12 artillery pieces from <a href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/fort-ticonderoga">Fort Ticonderoga</a> to Dorchester Heights overlooking the city below.</p><p>By the early spring of 1776, the war had expanded to other regions. At Mooreâs Creek in North Carolina and Sullivanâs Island at Charleston, American forces stopped British invasions. After initial successes, particularly the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York, an American invasion of <a href="/learn/campaigns/revolutionary-war/canadian-campaign">Canada </a>stalled and ended in failure at the end of the year. As 1775 rolled into 1776, the British rapidly built up forces in New York and Canada to strike back.</p><p>After a series of five consecutive defeats for Washingtonâs army at <a href="/learn/battles/brooklyn">Long Island</a>, Harlem Heights, <a href="/learn/battles/white-plains">White Plains</a>, Fort Lee, and <a href="/learn/battles/fort-washington">Fort Washington</a>, the British captured New York City in the summer of 1776. Following the capture of the city, the British drove Washingtonâs army across New Jersey, winning several additional battles along their advance. That winter, however, Washington revived the American cause by winning spirited victories at <a href="/learn/battles/trenton">Trenton</a> and <a href="/learn/battles/princeton">Princeton</a>, New Jersey.</p><p>In 1777, the British launched two major offensives. In September, General <a href="/learn/biographies/william-howe">William Howe</a> captured Philadelphia, winning battles at <a href="/learn/battles/brandywine">Brandywine</a> and <a href="/learn/battles/germantown">Germantown</a>. Despite the losses, the inexperienced soldiers of the Continental Army performed well and gained a measure of confidence, believing that they could very well stand up to the British. Then, in October, British General <a href="/learn/biographies/john-burgoyne">John Burgoyne</a> invaded upstate New York via Canada, winning several initial victories. Later, however, his army became bogged down thanks in part to efforts of American militia units at <a href="/learn/battles/oriskany">Oriskany</a>, <a href="/learn/battles/fort-stanwix">Fort Stanwix</a>, and Bennington. Then, after a stunning defeat in an open battle, Burgoyne surrendered his entire field army at <a href="/learn/battles/saratoga">Saratoga</a>, New York.</p> 387 388<figure class="align-right media media--type-image media--view-mode-wysiwyg-half media--portrait" style data-quickedit-entity-id="media/6466"> 389 390
391 <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_half/public/thumbnails/image/Battles%20American%20Revolution%20Map%20Web%202020.jpg.webp?itok=FqPklCjD" width="560" height="684" alt="Map of Battles of the American Revolution" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-wysiwyg-half"> 392 393 394 395 396 397 <figcaption class="media--type-image__caption"> 398 <p>Battles of the American Revolution</p> 399 400 <span class="media--type-image__caption__credit"> 401 <a href="/map-reproduction-permission-policy"> 402 American Battlefield Trust 403 </a> 404 </span> 405 </figcaption> 406 407</figure> 408<p>The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point of the war, for it convinced the French monarchy that the Americans could actually defeat the British in battle. As a result, a formal military alliance was signed between the French and American governments in 1778, which entailed increased financial and military support. The alliance had even more positive implications for the Continental Army, because it forced the Parliament to funnel manpower and resources to fight the French across the globe, rather than sending them to North America.</p><p>That same winter, a few months prior to the formal signing of the alliance, Washingtonâs army retired to Valley Forge, not far from the British garrison in Philadelphia. While arriving rather disheveled, disheartened, and largely undisciplined, the army underwent a rigorous training program under the direction of <a href="/learn/biographies/baron-von-steuben">Baron von Steuben</a>. He instilled in the soldiers a sense of pride, resilience, and discipline, which transformed the army into a force that was capable of standing toe-to-toe with the British.</p><p>In 1778, the British consolidated their forces in New York and Canada and prepared to launch an invasion of the South. In the meantime, in the west, American forces under <a href="/learn/biographies/george-rogers-clark">George Rogers Clark</a> captured several British posts, culminating with a victory at <a href="/learn/battles/vincennes">Vincennes</a>, Indiana, and the surrender of a much larger British force.</p><p>To the North, the British abandoned Philadelphia for New York with Washington hot on their heels. His army caught up to the redcoats at <a href="/learn/battles/monmouth">Monmouth</a>, New Jersey, where an intense battle ensued. After arriving late to the battle and rallying his wavering troops, Washington made several defenses and counterattacks against the surging British force. Though inconclusive with no clear victor, the battle demonstrated the growing effectiveness of the Continental Army. Upon finally reaching New York, British forces never again ventured far from their secure base there.</p><p>In 1779, with fighting on a global scale and a stalemate developing in the North, the British began to focus their efforts on conquering the South, in hopes of quelling the rebellion once and for all. That autumn, British forces captured <a href="/learn/battles/savannah">Savannah </a>and <a href="/learn/battles/charleston">Charleston</a> and smashed General <a href="/learn/biographies/horatio-gates">Gatesâ</a> army in <a href="/learn/battles/camden">Camden</a>, South Carolina, forcing his armyâs surrender. However, the Continental Army won battles at <a href="/learn/battles/kings-mountain">Kingâs Mountain</a> and <a href="/learn/battles/cowpens">Cowpens</a>, stemming the tide of British advance. Undeterred, the British army under General <a href="/learn/biographies/charles-cornwallis">
408Charles Lord Cornwallis</a> then moved across North Carolina before fighting its way into Virginia.</p><p>While General Cornwallis fought his way into Virginia, a brutal civil war erupted among the civilian population of the Carolinas. General <a href="/learn/biographies/nathanael-greene">Nathanael Greene </a>recaptured most of South Carolina, fighting battles at <a href="/learn/battles/ninety-six">Ninety Six</a>, <a href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/hobkirks-hill">Hobkirkâs Hill</a>, and <a href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/eutaw-springs">Eutaw Springs</a>. While Greene lost most of the battles in which he fought, he skillfully used his mixed force of militia and Continental regulars to maneuver the British out of the Carolinas' interior, forcing them toward the coastal cities and towns.</p><p>By the summer of 1781, Virginia was ablaze with battles along the colonyâs coast and across its center. As General <a href="/learn/biographies/marquis-de-lafayette">Marquis de Lafayette</a> doggedly forced Cornwallis toward the coastal defenses around <a href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/yorktown">Yorktown</a>, Virginia, he persuaded Washington to move the Continental Army from Connecticut to Virginia. Washington, along with a French fleet and army commanded by General Rochambeau, arrived in Virginia on September 19th, 1781, effectively sealing shut any escape route for Cornwallis. Following a siege and a series of attacks on the British position, Cornwallis surrendered his army to Washington.</p> 409 410<figure class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-wysiwyg-original media--landscape" style data-quickedit-entity-id="media/13022"> 411 412 413 <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_original/public/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg.webp?itok=mjMIJS9k" width="1120" height="739" alt="An oil painting depicting the the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va. on October 19, 1781." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-wysiwyg-original"> 414 415 416 417 418 419 <figcaption class="media--type-image__caption"> 420 <p>"The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis" is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.</p> 421 422 423 <span class="media--type-image__caption__credit"> 424 <a href="https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/buildings-grounds/capitol-building/rotunda"> 425 Architect of the Capitol 426 </a> 427 </span> 428 </figcaption> 429 430</figure> 431<p>Following Yorktown, both sides consolidated their forces and waited while peace negotiations took place in Paris. There were many small actions near New York City, in western Pennsylvania, and along the Carolina coast, but large-scale fighting had ended. At the time that the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, ending the war in favor of the American colonists, the British still controlled Savannah, Charleston, New York, and Canada.</p><p>The War of Independence is forever ingrained within our American identity and provides all Americans a sense of who we are, or, at the very least, who we should be. Our forefathers fought for liberty, freedom, and republican ideals the likes of which had never before been seen in any style of organized government preceding them. In many ways then, the American Revolution was an experiment: an experiment which overthrew the rule of a foreign power; an experiment which defeated the worldâs most powerful military; and an experiment which laid the groundwork for a nation attempting to create itself. The low din of battle, fought all those years ago, continues to echo the hearts and minds of Americans to this very day.</p><hr><p class="h3">Further Reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ideological-Origins-American-Revolution/dp/0674443020"><em>The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution</em></a><em> </em>By: Bernard Bailyn.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/1776-David-McCullough/dp/0743226720"><em>1776</em></a><em> </em>By: David McCullough.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Cause-American-Revolution-1763-1789/dp/019531588X"><em>The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789</em></a> By: Robert Middlekauff.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Revolution-History-Library-Chronicles/dp/0812970411"><em>The American Revolution: A History</em></a> By: Gordon S. Wood.</li></ul></div> 432 433 </div> 434 435 436 437 438 439<div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockresource-related-resources-block-1 related-resources"> 440 441
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/><span>905</span></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts__link"><a class="link__cta__sm" href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/trenton">View Full Battle Overview</a></div></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts battle-facts--multi battle-facts--summary"><div class="battle-facts__content"><button class="battle-facts__title accordion-opener" aria-label="See details about Saratoga"><span>Saratoga</span></button><div class="battle-facts__content__wrapper"><div class="battle-facts__content__label">Battle Facts</div><div class="battle-facts__location">New York | September 19, 1777</div><div class="battle-facts__result">Result: American Victory</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__title">Estimated Casualties</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__total">1,465</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__a">American<br /><span>330</span></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__graph" data-total="1465" data-sideb="1135" data-sidea="330"><svg viewbox="0 0 32 32"><circle r="16px" cx="16px" cy="16px" /></svg></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__b">British<br /><span>1,135</span></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts__link"><a class="link__cta__sm" href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga">View Full Battle Overview</a></div></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts battle-facts--multi battle-facts--summary"><div class="battle-facts__content"><button class="battle-facts__title accordion-opener" aria-label="See details about Rhode Island"><span>Rhode Island</span></button><div class="battle-facts__content__wrapper"><div class="battle-facts__content__label">Battle Facts</div><div class="battle-facts__location">Rhode Island | August 29, 1778</div><div class="battle-facts__result">Result: Inconclusive</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__title">Estimated Casualties</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__total">441</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__a">American<br /><span>181</span></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__graph" data-total="441" data-sideb="260" data-sidea="181"><svg viewbox="0 0 32 32"><circle r="16px" cx="16px" cy="16px" /></svg></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__b">British<br /><span>260</span></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts__link"><a class="link__cta__sm" href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/rhode-island">View Full Battle Overview</a></div></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts battle-facts--multi battle-facts--summary"><div class="battle-facts__content"><button class="battle-facts__title accordion-opener" aria-label="See details about Charleston"><span>Charleston</span></button><div class="battle-facts__content__wrapper"><div class="battle-facts__content__label">Battle Facts</div><div class="battle-facts__location">South Carolina | February 11, 1780</div><div class="battle-facts__result">Result: British Victory</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__title">Estimated Casualties</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__total">5,764</div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart"><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__a">American<br /><span>5,506</span></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__graph" data-total="5764" data-sideb="258" data-sidea="5506"><svg viewbox="0 0 32 32"><circle r="16px" cx="16px" cy="16px" /></svg></div><div class="battle-facts__casualties__chart__b">British<br /><span>258</span></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts__link"><a class="link__cta__sm" href="/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/charleston">View Full Battle Overview</a></div></div></div></div><div class="battle-facts battle-facts--multi battle-facts--summary"><div class="battle-facts__content"><button 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