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Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
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Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
Posts: 1383
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 5/9/2010 3:12:51 PM | I voted for Yorktown, which finally caused the British to see that it was a war they couldn't win! But Saratoga was also extremely important to the success of the revolution!? What say you?
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DonC
Lubbock, TX, USA
Posts: 244
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 5/9/2010 11:12:13 PM | I said Cowpens. Together with King's Mountain it took the Southern colonies out of British hands and set up Yorktown.
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Mr. P.
Silicon Valley, CA, USA
Posts: 164
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 5/10/2010 11:48:15 AM | I'm partial to Cowpens, but I somewhat reluctantly voted for Saratoga, since the American victory there led to the French joining the war, transforming it from a local to a semi-global affair. Aside from the direct intervention of French arms and troops, the British now had to worry about other areas -- theaters, if you will -- besides North America. Not to mention the French fleet's contribution at Yorktown.
Take care.
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ken250k
NY, NY, USA
Posts: 105
| | Saratoga | | Posted on: 6/21/2010 10:27:25 PM | ...it was the victory the French required before intervention.
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Karl
DE, USA
Posts: 456
| | Re: Saratoga | | Posted on: 7/22/2010 10:48:36 PM | Without a doubt IMO it was Trenton.
And then.......Trenton and Princeton.
All within the space of less than two weeks.
Without Washington's Crossing of the Delaware and the repeat crossing a week later the war was all but over.
David Hackett Fischer's book is one of THE best military history books I have ever read.
When Cornwalis was dining with Washington a week after their surrender at Yorktown, he toasted Washington and said...
"When the illustrious part your Excellency has borne in this long and arduous contest becomes a matter of history, fame will gather your brightest laurels rather from the banks of the Delaware than from those of the Chesapeake".
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Mike Johnson
Fallon, NV, USA
Posts: 1140
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/22/2010 11:51:01 PM | Perhaps the Navy's naming of ships indicates an order:
Saratoga (two fleet carriers named for it)
Yorktown (two fleet carriers named for it)
Cowpens (a light carrier named for it)
Trenton (a light cruiser and an amphibious ship named for it)
Concord (a light cruiser (plus minor combatants and an auxiliary) named for it)
Kings Mountain (none)
Guilford Courthouse (none)
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Michigan Dave
Muskegon, Michigan, MI, USA
Posts: 1383
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/23/2010 7:45:05 AM | Mike,
I guess the USN is proud of our Revolutionary War Heritage!
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MPReed
USA
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| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/23/2010 1:08:56 PM |
Quote:Mike,
I guess the USN is proud of our Revolutionary War Heritage!
As long as it is not that of the Continental Navy's. The CN's performance was a little less than glorious. Thank goodness for folks like Decatur, Bainbridge, Truxton, and Preble.
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MPReed
USA
Posts: 26
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/23/2010 1:15:48 PM |
Quote:Perhaps the Navy's naming of ships indicates an order:
Saratoga (two fleet carriers named for it)
Yorktown (two fleet carriers named for it)
Cowpens (a light carrier named for it)
Trenton (a light cruiser and an amphibious ship named for it)
Concord (a light cruiser (plus minor combatants and an auxiliary) named for it)
Kings Mountain (none)
Guilford Courthouse (none)
--Mike Johnson
But there are NASSAU, GERMANTOWN, PRINCETON, BUNKER HILL, & LEXINGTON. There was even a BRANDYWINE (44 gun frigate).
Most of the ships you name are amongs the most used ship names in the navy (but I am sure you are well aware of that).
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Mike Johnson
Fallon, NV, USA
Posts: 1140
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/23/2010 3:12:47 PM | Yes. I simply used the list from the beginning of this thread.
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MPReed
USA
Posts: 26
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 7/24/2010 1:26:20 PM |
Quote:Yes. I simply used the list from the beginning of this thread.
--Mike Johnson
Ouch. Minus one point for poor observational skills.
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74 PA
Woodbridge, VA, USA
Posts: 139
| | Re: What was the most important battle of the American Revolution? | | Posted on: 8/16/2010 6:50:56 PM | I voted for Saratoga, but am partial to Kings Mountain.
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