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Pages in category "British military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The American Revolution (1765–1783) ... It was a British victory—but at a great cost: about 1,000 British casualties from a garrison of about 6,000, as compared ...
The only British casualty was a soldier who was wounded in the thigh. ... Myths & Realities of the American Revolution, Pergamon-Brassey's, Washington, D.C., 1989 ...
The British casualties were 69 killed, 245 wounded and 11 missing. [1] ... Ramsay, David, The History of the American Revolution, Liberty Fund, Indianapolis, 1990 ...
The British Army suffered considerable casualties, with estimates as high as 27% of their total force. [18] The battle was "the largest and most hotly contested action" [19] in the American Revolution's southern theater.
Detailed American casualties are not available because many of the relevant records were destroyed by fire in 1800. [41] British and Hessian estimates placed the total American losses at around 3,000, and a return prepared by General Howe listed 1,097 prisoners, including Generals John Sullivan, Lord Stirling, and Nathaniel Woodhull.
Historian Richard M. Ketchum gives different British casualties of 60 killed and 168 wounded. [3] Ketchum gives American casualties as 41 killed, 96 wounded and 230 captured. [3] [4] However, Lt. Anburey, present at the battle, states that the total dead and wounded of both sides found on the field in the aftermath amounted to 200 and 600 ...