Famous American Battles

Question 1

Also called the Battle Sharpsburg and occurred September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. It pitted Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. It remains the deadliest one day-battle in American history.

Answer 1

Battle of Antietam

Question 2

A battle fought in 1863 and it was a union victory that stopped general Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North. More than 50,000 men died in the 3-day battle and it was the bloodiest battle of American history

Answer 2

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 3

This battle took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War. Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport.

Answer 3

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 4

Was the start of the Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.

Answer 4

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Question 5

battle ending the revolutionary war where general Washington trapped general Cornwallis

Answer 5

Seige of Yorktown

Question 6

Occured in October of 1777 and had to crucial battle, 17 day apart and was a victory for the United States and a major turning point in the war

Answer 6

Battle of Saratoga

Question 7

also known as Battle of Manassas and it is the first battle of the Civil War. It was a major win for the confederates

Answer 7

First Battle of Bull Run

Question 8

Surpise military attack by Japan on Decmeber 7th, 1941 on an island in Hawaii and was led the United States to declare a formal entry into WW2

Answer 8

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 9

A battle fought in 1836 with Mexican troops reclaiming an area of Texas and was an important event in the Texas Revolution

Answer 9

Battle of the Alamo

Question 10

A force of Green Mountain boys led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen on May 10th, 1775. They attacked and captured this fort, which is a pivitol battle in the revolutionary war.

Answer 10

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga