The first battle fought in the southern colonies during the American Revolution was the Battle of Charleston.
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Battle on Bunker Hill
Gettysburg was the only battle fought in Pennsylvania. And Antietam (Sharpsburg) was the only significant battle fought in Maryland. Every other battle of any consquence was in Southern territory.
Shiloh was fought at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River in Southern Tennessee.
Both Valley Forge and Gettysburg are in Pennsylvania. However, Valley Forge was the location of a 6-month long training encampment and there was not a battle fought at the location.
The Battle of Cooch's Bridge (or, Iron Hill) was the only land-battle of the Revolutionary War fought in the state of Delaware. Occurring on September 3rd of 1777, this battle was an uneven contest between a large British force advancing on Philadelphia and a small American militia. Despite the disparity of numbers, the American force waged an all-day battle, only to succumb in the end, with the British force moving on to the eventual occupation of the American capitol.