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Boston massacre
was a confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in boston -
Boston Tea Party
American political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in Boston Massachusetts -
Lexington and concord
the first engagements of the American revolution -
battle of bunker hill
fought during the siege of Boston in the first stage of the American revolutionary war -
Declaration of Independence
the pronouncement adopted by the second continental congress meeting in Philadelphia Pennsylvania -
British capture New York
New Yorkers heard the cannon blasts of the battle of Long Island five days later an expeditionary force of over 32000 British regulars 10 ships of line 20 frigates and 170 transports defeated Washingtons troops at kips bay and invaded Manhattan island -
battle of Trenton
a small pivotal American Revolutionary War battle that took place in Trenton New Jersey -
Saratoga
marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the Americans war -
valley forge
general wilihelm von knyphausen led British soldiers on a raid of valley forge burning down several building and stealing supplies -
battle of Monmouth
was fought near Monmouth court house during the American revolutionary war it pitted the continental army commanded by general George Washington against the British army in North America commanded by general sir Henry Clinton -
British capture of savannah
British lieutenant colonel archival Campbell and his force of between 2500 and 3600 crops which includes the 71st highland regiment
(New York royalist). and hessian mercenaries launch a surprise attack on American forces defending savannah Georgia -
British capture of Charleston town
a major engagement and major British victory fought during the American revolution -
battle of Yorktown
a decisive victory by a combined force of the American army troops