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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Patriots (Massachusetts militia): John Parker James Barret Joseph Warren
British: Francis Smith John Pitcairn, Hugh Percy
importance: British forces succeed in destroying cannon and supplies in Concord. Militia successfully drive British back to Boston. Start of War. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Patriots: Ethan Allen Benedict Arnold
British: William Delaplce
Importance: It impeded communication between northern and southern units of the British Army, and gave the nascent Continental Army a staging ground for the invasion of Quebec later in 1775. -
Bunker (Breed’s) Hill
Patriots: William Prescott, Israel Putnam
British: William Howe, Thomas Gage, Henry Clinton
The battle was a tactical, though somewhat Pyrrhic victory for the British, as it proved to be a sobering experience for them, involving many more casualties than the Americans had incurred, including a large number of officers. The battle had demonstrated that inexperienced militia were able to stand up to regular army troops in battle. -
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Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
Treton
Patriots: George Washington
British: Johann Rall (Hesse-Kassel)
The American win inspired rebels. inspired soldiers to serve longer.
Battle of Princeton
Americans: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton
British: Charles Cornwallis
morale rose in the American ranks and more men began to enlist. The battle was last action of Washington's New Jersey campaign. -
Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Hill)
British: John Burgoyne
American: Benedict Arnold
Goat: Cut off New England from the south, where most of the supplies come from -
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Siege of Charleston
American: Benjamin Lincoln
British: Henry Clinton
Importance: Worst American loss, many lives and resources lost, South Carolina was a divided state -
Battle of kings mountain
Loyalist Militia: Patrick Ferguson
Patriot Militia: William Campbell
Importance: turning point in America's War for Independence. The victory of rebelling American Patriots over British Loyalist troops completely destroyed the left wing of Cornwallis' army. -
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Yorktown
British: Lord Cornwallis
America: George Washington
Importance: siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict.
