Key Locations of the American Revolutionary War

The war unfolded primarily across the thirteen American colonies along the Atlantic coast. Major theatres included:

1. New England

• Boston, MA – Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
• Lexington & Concord, MA – First battles
• Bunker Hill, MA – Major 1775 battle

2. New York & New Jersey

• New York City – British stronghold
• Saratoga, NY – Turning-point American victory (1777)
• Trenton & Princeton, NJ – Washington's surprise wins (1776)

3. Philadelphia, PA

• Served as the U.S. capital during the war

4. Virginia

• Williamsburg – Colonial capital
• Yorktown – Final major battle (1781), British surrender

5. Southern Campaigns

• Charleston, SC – Captured by British (1780)
• Camden, SC – British victory (1780)
• King's Mountain, SC – American victory (1780)
• Cowpens, SC – American victory (1781)
• Guilford Court House, NC – Costly British win (1781)

6. Frontier & Western Campaigns

• Fort Ticonderoga, NY – British capture (1777)
• Fort Stanwix, NY – Siege (1777)
• Ohio River Valley – Settler/Native American conflicts

Numerous other skirmishes occurred throughout the colonies.