What battle of the Civil War?

Question

There was a military maneuver in the American Civil War, in which a group of Americans were trapped in an east coast city(the british on their west flank and the british navy on their east, at sea). A general assigned to General Washington took a number of troops south and engaged th british. The british faught back and the americans retreated west, then they stopped faught awhile and then retreated further west, and did the same tactics each time retreating west, pulling the british further away from the east coast city where the americans were trapped, allowing them eventually to break free.

Was there a name for this battle and can you give tell me where I can get information on it? Thanks.

Sorry, it was the revolutionary war and it was General Washington. Thanks for the correction.

Answer 1

First off if it was Gen. Washington it was the Revolutionary War...
not the Civil War.

Answer 2

That was the Revolutionary war, not the Civil war, But that's OK
I made a mistake once, myself. No big deal.