National Historic Landmark-Bushy Run Battlefield

National Historic Landmark-Bushy Run Battlefield

Fought in 1763, the Battle of Bushy Run was a decisive British victory during Pontiac's Rebellion, the best-organized 18th-century campaign by Native Americans against Anglo-American frontier settlements.

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National Historic Landmark-Brandywine Battlefield

National Historical Landmark- Brandywine Battlefield

Here Washington's Continental army fought British forces under Lord Howe on September 11, 1777. Although the battle was an American defeat, the Continentals withstood the determined attack of British regulars, even while sustaining heavy losses.

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Dade Battlefield State Park

Every January, under the oaks of Dade Battlefield State Park, history lovers gather to commemorate the battle that started the Second Seminole War, the most protracted and costly of the nation's Indian wars.

On December 28, 1835, Indian warriors ambushed 108 ...

National Historic Landmark-Camden Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Camden Battlefield

On August 16, 1780, an American army under General Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga (1777) and a favorite of the Continental Congress, was routed by a British army half its size led by Lord Charles ...

National Historic Landmark-Franklin Battlefield

National Historical Landmark- Franklin Battlefield

Early on the afternoon of November 30, 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood, against the advice of his staff, ordered his Army of Tennessee to attack Union forces under the command of Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield. ...

National Historic Landmark-Resaca De La Palma Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Resaca De La Palma Battlefield

In the early hours of May 9, 1846, after the battle of Palo Alto, Mexican forces under Maj. Gen. Mariano Arista retreated to Resaca de la Palma; Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor and his ...

National Historic Landmark- Palo Alto Battlefield

National Historic Landmark- Palo Alto Battlefield

Here, on May 8, 1846, 2,300 U.S. Army soldiers led by Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor engaged 3,300 Mexican troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Mariano Arista in the first of two important battles of ...

National Historic Landmark- Palmito Ranch Battlefield

National Historic Landmark-Palmito Ranch Battlefield

The battle at Palmito Ranch was the last of the Civil War, fought a month after Lee's surrender. With the defeat, the Confederates lost their access to trade with Mexico and Europe through ships anchored in ...

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park

Natural Bridge is the site of the second largest Civil War battle in Florida, and where the St. Marks River drops into a sinkhole and flows underground for one-quarter of a mile before reemerging.

In March 1865, a Union force ...

National Historic Landmark - Five Forks Battlefield

This battle, on April 1, 1865, has been called the Waterloo of the Confederacy. Union troops under Philip Sheridan's command defeated the Confederates under General George Pickett, who had been sent to protect the Southside Railroad, Robert E. Lee's last ...