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Bunker Hill
Thomas Gage sent 2,400 soldiers while the colonist held the fire until last minute by the time the smoke cleared the colonists had 250 men. -
Concord Revolution
70 minutemen were drawn up in lines in the village green, 8 men were killed. -
Lexington Revolution
British troops were headed for Concord. The british commander ordered the minutemen to lay down their arms and leave. Then someone fired and the british soldiers sent a volley of shots into the departing militia, Eight minutemen were killed and ten more were wounded, but only british soldier was injured. The battle only lasted 15 minutes long. -
New York
the british quickly attempted to seize nyc, and brought in 32 -
Trenton
They marched to their objective, jersey than defeated garrison of hessians in a surprised attack . -
Philadelphia
The british pushed washington's army across the delaware river into PA, and they captured the american capital at philadelphia -
Sarotoga
the Saratoga victory bolstered Frances belief that the Americans could win the war and signed an alliance with the Americans -
Valley Forge
the troops at rice and vinegar and their feet were frostbitten , and Washington tried to stop them -
Marquis De Lafayette
Marquis De Lafayette, offered help, led a command in virginia the last year of the war with the help of the european military leader -
yorktown
The final battle where people surrendered including Cornwallis who was the leader. -
treaty of paris
The delegates signed the treaty of paris which confirmed the us independence and became a new nation, it became larger from the canada border to florida