Sean

RevolutionarysWar

Intro

If you're reading this book, put it down. Trust me, you’ll want to. STOP READING! Oh well. 25,000 people died in the Revolutionary War! YAY!  Can you believe that! In this book, you will learn about the Revolutionary War. Some things you will learn are the different weapons used in the Revolution.

What battles took place in different areas, and who supported who. Some important people in the Revolution may be mentioned, too.

Weapons

The most common weapons in the Revolution were Muskets, Bayonets, and Cannons. Weapons that were used only by Continentals were Long Rifles and American-made muskets. Weapons that were used only by the British were the Pattern 1776 Rifle and the Ferguson Rifle. There was also lots of death in the Revolutionary War! Doesn’t that sound nice? No? Yes? Death is cool! (Except when it happens to you. That really stinks. )

The Hunting Rifle

The Hunting Rifle “ Or long rifle” was accurate because it used something called rifling. This made the bullet spin inside the barrel of the gun. The spinning caused the bullet to go faster, and be more accurate from longer distances. The powerful of this rifle came from the long barrel. The 40 in. ( 1 meter ) barrel could hold more gunpowder, which shot the bullet out a lot faster. This sniper-like gun was a huge advantage for the Patriots because the British army had not trained for sniper warfare. Sometimes one Patriot took out a whole squad of British because not one soldier knew where the sniper was`!

The Musket

There are lots of different types of muskets, such as the Brown Bess, the Charlieville, and American-made muskets. Instead of a bullet, the musket uses a musket ball, a round ball of lead. The musket wasn’t very accurate, but, if a musket ball hit you, you could be blown apart by the force of it. The musket took a long 20 seconds to reload. My pellet gun takes less than five. Amazingly, the average soldier could fire a musket four times per minute. That's pretty good, knowing how hard it is to load a musket.

 

My pellet gun

Bayonets

A Revolutionary War Bayonet

The bayonet is a sword-like   weapon that can be mounted on the end of a musket. If not used on a gun, the bayonet can act as a short sword. There are also bayonets

that CAN’T attach to a musket or other gun.

Cannons

Cannon on garrison carriage

Cannons played a big part in the Revolution. Cannons blew houses and fortresses apart! One cannon ball could wipe out a squad! But, the best part about them was that they caused the most death!! Cannons could be mounted on swivels, wheels, and garrison carriages. Horses or men pulled these powerful weapons to the battlefield. The one problem with this weapon is that it took a while to reload.

Flintlock Pistol

The flintlock pistol was used as a secondary weapon by soldiers. It wasn’t to hard to reload, but it was only good in

 Flintlock Pistol

close range combat. See, the pistol wasn’t very accurate. Or powerful. Or anything like today’s pistols. My pellet gun is better in every way except the killing part. The flintlock was a tad bit better than that. The flintlock pistol isn’t called a pistol for a reason. This is because this pistol had a flintlock. Other pistols

from that age were the wheellock pistol and the          

matchlock pistol. But, the flintlock was the newest and the best of the 3.

Groups/Sides

 The Battle of Saratoga

There were many different groups in the Revolutionary War. Some of these groups were Patriots, British, Loyalists, Rebels and Tories. In this section, you will learn about all these groups, who they support and why, and what the war is actually about. Or will you?

The Patriots were the people that fought for freedom against the British. Minute men were Patriot soldiers that were ready in a minute for battle. These fast soldiers could be anyone from a farmer to a trained soldier or a normal person.

                                                                                                     

Redcoats were British soldiers. Lobsterbacks

The French Flag

was an insulting name to call British troops. Loyalists were what you called colonists loyal to the king. Rebels were what you called colonists that were against the king and his subjects. Neutralists were what you called colonists that weren’t on either side of the war.

France helped the Continental Army to win the Revolutionary War. If the french hadn’t assisted the continentals, they wouldn’t have won the war. Thanks, France!         

Battles

This chart below will show you most of the battles in the Revolutionary War. Too bad it doesn’t show the death number.

Date of Revolutionary Battles			Names of Revolutionary Battles		Locations and Battlefields of Revolutionary Battles		Results of Battles
	19th April, 1775		The Battle Of Lexington		Lexington Green, Massachusetts		Colonial Retreat
	19th April, 1775		The Battle of Concord		Concord, Massachusetts		American Victory
	April 19, 1775 - March 17, 1776		The Siege of Boston		Boston, Massachusetts. The Siege of Boston included the Battle of Chelsea Creek and the Battle of Bunker Hill		American Victory
	10th May, 1775		The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga		Fort Ticonderoga, New York		American Victory
	27th May, 1775		The Battle of Chelsea Creek		Suffolk County, Massachusetts		American Victory
	16th June, 1775		The Battle of Bunker Hill		Breeds Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts		British Victory
	31st December, 1775		The Battle of Quebec		Quebec City, Province of Quebec		British Victory
	28th June, 1776		The Battle of Sullivan’s Island		Charleston, South Carolina		American Victory
	27th August, 1776		The Battle of Long Island		Brooklyn Heights, Long Island, New York		British Victory
	28th October, 1776		The Battle of the White Plains		White Plains, New York		British Victory
	16th November, 1776		The Battle of Fort Washington		Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York		British Victory
	26th December, 1776		The Battle of Trenton		Trenton, New Jersey		American Victory
	3rd January, 1777		The Battle of Princeton		Princeton, New Jersey		American Victory
	6th August, 1777		The Battle of Oriskany		Oriskany, New York		British Victory
	16th August, 1777		The Battle of Bennington		Bennington, New York		American Victory
	11th September, 1777		The Battle of Brandywine		Near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania		British Victory
	19th September, 1777 7th October, 1777		The Battles of Saratoga		Saratoga County, New York First battle: British victory Second battle: American victory British surrender October 17		American Victory British Surrender
	4th October, 1777		The Battle of Germantown		Germantown, Pennsylvania		British Victory
	28th June, 1778		The Battle of Monmouth		Monmouth, New Jersey		American Victory
	29th December, 1778		The Siege of Savannah		Savannah, Georgia		British Victory
	29th March, 1780		The Siege of Charleston		Charleston, South Carolina		British Victory
	16th August, 1780		The Battle of Camden		North of Camden, South Carolina		British Victory
	7th October, 1780		The Battle of King’s Mountain		Near Blackburn, SC and King's Mountain, NC		American Victory
	17th January, 1781		The Battle of Cowpens		Cowpens, South Carolina		American Victory
	15th March, 1781		The Battle of Guilford Courthouse		Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina		British Victory
	8th September, 1781		The Battle of Eutaw Springs		Eutawville, South Carolina		British Victory
	9th October, 1781		The Battle Of Yorktown		Yorktown, Virginia		American Victory

This information was provided by: landofthebrave info

The Americans won the Revolutionary War after the British surrendered at Yorktown. And after lots of death! YAY!

The American Flag

The British Flag

                                             

!The Special Quiz!

Who is the coolest person out of all these people?

1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Aaron Burr
4. John Cena
5. King George III
6. Donald Trump
7. Abraham Lincoln
8. Alexander Hamilton
9. Sean (the author)
10. James Madison            

Answer: JOHN CENA!! ( Sean rates a decent 2nd )