American Revolution

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American Revolution Battlefield Places

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  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    Parker's Revenge

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    Red-coated British Regulars in a long thin line charge between trees up a hill.

    Parker's Revenge is the name given to the second engagement between the British regulars and the Lexington militia company under Captain John Parker. Despite the significance of the battle the location was a mystery. Between 2012 and 2016 Minute Man NHP, in partnership with the Friends of Minute Man National Park, NPS Northeast Region Archaeology Division, and community partners and volunteers, conducted a historical and archaeological investigation to find it.

  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    Elm Brook Hill

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    Dirt road bordered by stone walls running through a wooded landscape in autumn colors

    Following the fighting at Meriam’s Corner, the now embattled British column continued their march east towards Boston and safety. Elm Brook Hill (formerly know as the "Bloody Angle") is where militiamen from Woburn, Reading and other towns set up a violent attack against the British column. It was here where the British suffered the heaviest concentration of casualties between Concord and Arlington (Menotomy).

  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    Fiske Hill

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    An open grassy meadow with a low stone wall running along the edge.

    Fiske Hill is an elevated position near the western boundary of Lexington, Massachusetts. Gaining its name from the Fiske Family that cultivated the ground during the 18th Century, the hill witnessed intense fighting on April 19, 1775. Colonial Militia used woodlots, stonewalls, and piles of fence rails to attack British Regulars retreating along the Bay Road toward Boston. Today Fiske Hill boasts a diverse natural landscape with numerous hiking trails and historic sites.

  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    The "Bloody" Bluff

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    A 20 foot tall outcrop of red/gray rocks sticks out of a hill and towers over a monument and plants

    The Bluff is a sharp outcrop of rocks created by dramatic geological forces millions of years ago. On April 19, 1775 British soldiers fought a short rearguard action from this high, wooded overlook during their retreat to Boston. Today the bluff is a prominent geological and historical feature in Minute Man National Historical Park.

  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    Meriam's Corner

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    Grassy field with a road in the distance and a treeline beyond that.

    Meriam's corner is where colonial militia first attacked the British column during their return march to Boston on April 19, 1775. It was the beginning of the 16 mile running fight known as the Battle Road.

  • Minute Man National Historical Park

    Concord's North Bridge

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    Arched wooden bridge with field stone abutments spans a slow river bounded by green embankments

    Concord's North Bridge marks the second significant military engagement in the first battle of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775. The first was a few hours earlier in Lexington. At the North Bridge the first British soldiers died.

Stories About American Revolution Battlefields

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  • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

    Virtual Tours of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    • Locations: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
    Park Ranger stands on battlefield with digital map of the battlelines, red play button

    Find Your Virtual Park with Guilford Courthouse National Military Park's virtual tour of the battlefield. Follow along with Ranger Jason to learn step-by-step about the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.

    • Locations: Fort Stanwix National Monument
    Painting of a battle scene.

    By the time of the Revolutionary War, Dutch, German, Irish, Scotch, and British settlers prospered from lucrative trade and productive farms. Yet the whole area suffered from long-established prejudices and hatred between groups and individuals. When war broke out, European Americans and American Indians fought each other for control of New York's political power, land, and commerce. No episode better captures the brutal civil war than the Battle of Oriskany.

    • Locations: Valley Forge National Historical Park
    • Offices: Archeology Program
    Redward ceramic container

    Archeological projects over the last 50 years have sought to reconcile historic accounts with reality at Valley Forge, including events surrounding the site of Muhlenberg’s Brigade . By considering each hut both individually and in relation to one another, archeology at Valley Forge personalizes the starkness of the soldiers’ six-month stay and details the ingenuity with which they tailored their surroundings to their needs.

    • Locations: Moores Creek National Battlefield
    • Offices: Archeology Program, Southeast Archeological Center
    Men, women and children surveying a field with metal detectors.

    A recent NHPA compliance project at Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina, offered archeologists an opportunity to verify whether the 1776 Battle of Moores Creek actually took place within the national battlefield boundaries. NPS archeologists and resources managers conducted an archeological survey with the help of the Eastern North Carolina Metal Detecting Association and other volunteers.

  • Equestrian statue

    The county seat of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, was the site of a pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War’s decisive Southern Campaign. The engagement set the stage for the region’s liberation from enemy occupation and impelled British general Lord Charles Cornwallis to take the ill-fated road that led him to final defeat at Yorktown, Virginia, seven months later. Use this lesson plan to learn more about the battle.

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    A farm field in autumn. Trees showing autumnal colors

    The "embattled farmers" of 1775 were firmly rooted in the soil of New England. This sense of place was intimately tied to their understandings of liberty and identity. They were among a long line of people to call this home, going back thousands of years.

    • Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
    A low stone wall marks 3 sides of a house foundation in an open field.

    On April 19, 1775, Rebekah Fiske experienced the horrors of war firsthand. When a fierce battle between British regulars and Massachusetts Militia swept through her family farm Rebekah absconded to a safer location. Over 52 years later, Rebekah still remembered the terror of that experience and narrated her story to a reporter from the Harvard Register. This is her story:

  • Lush field with stream, trees and mountains in background

    Highlights of preservation planning grants focusing on Native American heritage at sites of conflict

  • Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

    Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Cultural Landscape

    • Locations: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
    Statue of Nathanael Greene is a man on a horse, mounted on a monument base behind brick platform

    The Guilford Courthouse National Military Park landscape encompasses the core of the battlefield where the armies of General Charles, Earl Cornwallis and General Nathanael Greene met on March 15, 1781 in one of the major Southern Campaign battles of the Revolutionary War. It is also significant for preservation and commemoration efforts beginning in the late 1800s that influenced acquisition and design of the site.

Last updated: August 22, 2023

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