American Revolution Battlefield Places
- Minute Man National Historical Park
Parker's Revenge
- Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
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
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
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
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
- Minute Man National Historical Park
Concord's North Bridge
Stories About American Revolution Battlefields
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Virtual Tours of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
The Battle of Oriskany: "Blood Shed a Stream Running Down" (Teaching with Historic Places)
- Locations: Fort Stanwix National Monument
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
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.
Verifying North Carolina’s Turn Toward Independence: Archeology at Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Locations: Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Offices: Archeology Program, Southeast Archeological Center
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.
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.
- Minute Man National Historical Park
"The Dust of Many a Hard-Fought Field" - Place Attachment and Agriculture at Minute Man
- Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
"It was a sound of death to us all” Rebekah Fiske and the outbreak of war.
- Locations: Minute Man National Historical Park
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:
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Cultural Landscape
- Locations: Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
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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