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The Boston Massacre
The American colonist threw snowballs, at the British officers. If the moment someone heard the command to fire. Three colonist were died. The British were put on trail, and they were sent back to Britain. The importance of this event is it started the Revolutionary war. The reason is because it ended the relationship between american colonies and Britain. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre -
Battle at Bunker Hill
The battle at bunker hill might have been an american loss, but it gave them some confidence.In this battle the Americans had a small amount of ammunition. The Americans soon ran out of ammunition, but lost less the the other army. Leading to a huge confidence boost. -
Battle of Brandywine
In this battle the British was split into two. They had two groups of 9,000. The Continental army had 11,000, and was outnumbered. George Washington was surprised by the British army being split into two. The American congress fled, and the American army. When they retreated they were forced to leave many cannons behind, because of the lack of horses. The reason of importance is British took control of chadds ford. -
Battle of GermanTown
The battle happened in the morning, with heavy fog. The american army was forced to retreat, but both of the army suffers many losses. Witch brought out Washington planning ability, and got attentions of the french. -
The battle of King's Mountain
The British force in this battle was mainly made up of American loyalist. The British force made there way up Kings mountain. The Patriots quickly ran up the mountain and knocked out many loyalist. The British force did not give up and went on a suicide mission. After the colonel died the remaining men tried to surrender, but were killed. The importance of this event was a victory of the Americans. https://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-kings-mountain.htm -
The battle of Yorktown
The American force was filled with 17,000 french and Americans soldiers. While the British 9,000 soldiers. The French officer blocked off the British from escape by sea. The American force fired day and night, until the British surrendered. This was the last big battle of the revolution, and the most important. http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm
