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The first shots between the American and British troops were fired because the British were trying to get to Concord's arms depot.
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The Green Mountain boys prepare an attack on Fort Ticonderoga.
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TTwo groups of people from all over the 13 Colonies who came together to discuss liberty.
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This was a conflict with the British that lasted two days long. The Brtish forces were under General William Howe. The American forces were under Colonel William Prescott.
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American victory on January 3, 1777, following hard on the heels of General George Washington's great success at Trenton. The victory at Princeton drove the British out of New Jersey, almost for good.
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After General Washington's success at Trenton America and the French made an alliance against Great Britain.
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The British General William Howe was replaced by Henry Clin ton.
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Indecisive battle near Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey, on June 28, 1778. American troops under General George Washington fought British troops under General Henry Clinton. The British had left Philadelphia en route to New York. The Americans were pursuing from Valley Forge, their goal to stop the British advance. It was a very hot day, and the heat took its toll on both sides. Exhausted, both sides stopped the fighting. Under cover of darkness, the British slipped away. This battle also saw the
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British soldiers crush American forces at Waxhaw Creek South Carolina.
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The British are forced to surrender at Yorktown,Virgina.
