His Majesty's Fifth Regiment of Foot

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BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1781

While this lists tries to include every action, big or small, of the American revolution, it is by no means exhaustive. An action is defined here as fighting involving the combatants of the Revolution fought between the beginning of hostilities and the Treaty of Paris. The actions listed are from almost every corner of the world: North America, Europe, Asia, Central America, and the West Indies.

Some individual actions are included in larger raids or actions: e.g. The Connecticut Coast Raid, Danbury Raid, Fort Washington could all be broken down further into smaller individual actions. The description of who won the battle can be open to interpretation: e.g. the battles of Oriskany, Hubbardton, and even the Battle of Bunker’s (Breed’s) Hill have been called both British and Patriot victories. Feel free to e-mail any suggestions or comments to us about this list, or anything else.

Italics - Battles fought outside the 13 colonies, Ohio, and Illinois Territories.
Underlined - Naval Battle
VICTOR - in all caps

1) Fort St. Joseph, Illinios Territory: January ??, 1781
SPANISH

2) Richmond, Virginia: January 5, 1781
BRITISH

3) Charles City Court House, Virginia: January 8, 1781
BRITISH

4) Hannah's Cowpens, South Carolina, January 17, 1781
PATRIOTS

5) Morrisania, New York: January 22, 1781
PATRIOTS

6) Tarrant's Tavern, North Carolina: February 1, 1781
BRITISH

7) Fort Watson, South Carolina: February 28, 1781
BRITISH

8) Clapp's Mills, North Carolina: March 2, 1781
DRAW

9) Wetzell's Mills, North Carolina: March 6, 1781
DRAW

10) Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina: March 15, 1781
BRITISH

11) Fort Watson, South Carolina: April 15-23, 1781
PATRIOTS

12) Praia, Cape Verde Islands: April 16, 1781
FRENCH

13) Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina: April 25, 1781
BRITISH

14) Petersburg, Virginia: April 25, 1781
BRITISH

15) Osborne's, Virginia: April 27, 1781
BRITISH

16) Pensacola, West Florida: May 9, 1781
SPANSIH

17) Orangeburg, South Carolina: May 11, 1781
PATRIOTS

18) Fort Motte, South Carolina: May 12, 1781
PATRIOTS

19) Ninety Six, South Carolina, May 22-June 20, 1781
BRITISH

20) Augusta, Georgia: May 22-June 5, 1781
PATRIOTS

21) Charlottesville, Virginia: June 4, 1781
BRITISH

22) Point of Fork, Virginia: June 5, 1781
BRITISH

23) Spencer's Tavern, Virginia: June 26, 1781
DRAW

24) Porto Novo, India: July 1, 1781
BRITISH

25) Green Springs, Virginia, July 6, 1781
BRITISH

26) Currytown, New York: July 9, 1781
BRITISH

27) Sharon Springs Swamp, New York: July 10, 1781
PATRIOTS

28) Quinby Bridge, South Carolina: July 17, 1781
BRITISH

29) Minorca, Mediterranean Sea: July 22, 1781-February 5, 1782
FRENCH-SPANISH

30) New Bern, North Carolina: August 1-19, 1781
BRITISH

31) Shell's Bush, New York: August 6, 1781
PATRIOTS

32) Parker's Ferry, South Carolina: August 13, 1781
PATRIOTS

33) Dogger Bank, North Sea: August 15, 1781
DRAW

34) Wawarsing, New York, August 22, 1781
PATRIOTS

35) Big Miami River (Lochry’s Defeat), Ohio Territory: August 24, 1781
BRITISH

36) Chesapeake Capes, Chesapeake Bay: September 5-10, 1781
FRENCH

37) New London, Connecticut: September 6, 1781
BRITISH

38) Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, September 8, 1781
DRAW

39) Hillsboro, North Carolina: September 12, 1781
BRITISH

40) Treadwell's Neck, New York: October 10, 1781
PATRIOTS

41) Yorktown, Virginia, October 6-October 19, 1781
PATRIOTS

42) Johnstown, New York: October 25, 1781
DRAW

43) Jerseyfield, New York: October 30, 1781
DRAW

44) Dorchester, South Carolina: December 1, 1781
PATRIOTS

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