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the battle Lexington and Concord
lexiingtion and concord was This was the first battle of the Revolution. The battle broke out in Concord were American militia started fighting British Regulars. The battle raged all the way to Lexington until the British were eventually driven out. -
The Battle of Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
First official battle of the American Revolution.
Significant because of what the Americans learned. Although the untrained American troops were forced to surrender when they ran out of gunpowder, they inflicted heavy casualties on the British regular army. -
The Battle at Saratoga, New York
The turning point of the war for the American Patriots.
American forces defeated the British in their attempt to split the colonies at the Hudson River.Because of this victory the French were willing to enter into an alliance with the Americans which brought both financial aid and the help of the French navy. -
yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
The battle at Charleston, South Carolina
The first attempt by the British to capture Charleston was stopped by the tides and the resilience of the palmetto log fort that became known as Fort Moultrie
The British were successful the second time around. -
Cowpens
Important battle in South Carolina. Showed the cooperation of the regular Continental Army and the irregular partisan forces.The partisans led the attack and then fled the field, tricking the British regulars into thinking that the Americans were retreating.
