Revolutionary+War+Battles

=Battle of Bunker Hill= =Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge=
 * The Americans occupied Bunker Hill, overlooking Boston on the night of June 16th. The British had**
 * no choice but to attack the Americans. On the afternoon of the 17th of June, British forces attacked.** **In a difficult battles fought hard the Americans had to withdraw. Even though the British won they** **suffered heavy losses. The battle shocked the British who thought would be a easy victory. 226** **British solders were killed and 828 were wounded. The Americans lost 140 men that day.**

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 * In 1776, General William Howe ordered General Henry Clinton to sail south as part of a campaign to capture the port city of Charleston and gather the support of Southern Tories. As part of the plan, Tories were to join General Clinton at Cape Fear. On February 20, 1776, 1,600 Scottish Highlanders set out for Cape Fear. On February 26, they learned that Rebels were waiting with two cannon at Moore's Creek Bridge. After a council of war, the Highlanders decided to fight. They walked right into a trap and got obliterated by the Rebels. General Clinton would arrive at Cape Fear to find no Tories waiting for him. The defeat had made other Tories from joining the fight as well.**