Atlas of Battles

US state, 23 engagements

Battles in Massachusetts

23 engagements in the atlas lie within Massachusetts: 16 battles, 3 sieges, 3 naval actions and 1 campaign between 1675 and 1918. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (11), King Philip's War (5), Queen Anne's War (2).

Wheeler's SurpriseAttack on SpringfieldBattle of Bloody BrookAttack on SudburyBattle of Turner's FallsRaid on HaverhillRaid on HaverhillSiege of Fort MassachusettsBattle of GloucesterBattle of MenotomyBattle of LexingtonBattle of ConcordBattle off FairhavenBattle of Chelsea CreekAction of 2 September 1781Capture of USS ChesapeakeAttack on OrleansRaid on DeerfieldBattles of Lexington and ConcordSiege of BostonBoston campaignBattle of Bunker HillFortification of Dorchester HeightsRaid on DeerfieldSiege of BostonBoston campaignBattle of Bunker HillBridgeportProvidenceHartfordAlbanyPortlandConcordNew HavenLowellManchesterSchenectady200 km42.283N, 71.586W
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1670s: 5 engagements1690s: 1 engagements1700s: 2 engagements1740s: 1 engagements1770s: 11 engagements11 in 1770s1780s: 1 engagements1810s: 1 engagements1910s: 1 engagements1670s1910s
23 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 7

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1675Wheeler's SurpriseBrookfield, MassachusettsKing Philip's War
August 1675Attack on SpringfieldSpringfield, MassachusettsKing Philip's War
18 September 1675Battle of Bloody BrookSouth Deerfield, MassachusettsKing Philip's War
1676Attack on SudburySudbury, MassachusettsKing Philip's War
19 May 1676Battle of Turner's FallsMassachusettsKing Philip's War
1697Raid on HaverhillHaverhill, MassachusettsKing William's War
29 February 1704Raid on DeerfieldDeerfield, MassachusettsQueen Anne's War
29 August 1708Raid on HaverhillHaverhill, MassachusettsQueen Anne's War
19 August 1746Siege of Fort MassachusettsNorth Adams, MassachusettsKing George's War
1775Battle of GloucesterCape Ann, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
19 April 1775Battles of Lexington and ConcordMiddlesex County, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
19 April 1775Siege of BostonBoston, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
1775Boston campaignMassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
19 April 1775Battle of MenotomyMassachusetts
19 April 1775Battle of LexingtonLexington, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
19 April 1775Battle of ConcordConcord, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
14 May 1775Battle off FairhavenFairhaven, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
28 May 1775Battle of Chelsea CreekSuffolk County, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
17 June 1775Battle of Bunker HillCharlestown, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
1776Fortification of Dorchester HeightsDorchester Heights, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
1781Action of 2 September 1781Cape Ann, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
1 June 1813Capture of USS ChesapeakeMassachusetts Bay, MassachusettsWar of 1812
1918Attack on OrleansCape Cod, MassachusettsWorld War I