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The battle of lexington and concord
The battle of lexington and Concord battle was what kicked off the revolutionary war. British troops passed through lexington Massachusetts 70 minutemen were seen and told them to put their weapons down.Minutemen began to move in and did not put down their weapons someone fired and the battle began and only lasted 15 minutes. British troops were heading to concord and three men Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott warned the people of concord and sounded the alarm the fight began -
Marquis de lafayette
French Aristocrat who was also a military commander command several American Troops in battle leader of the Continental army which was founded in 1775 -
The Battle of Bunker hill
Gage decided to send 2,400 British soldiers up bunker hill, the colonist were fighting back until the very last minute of the fight. They mowed down the british and when the fight was done 450 colonist found dead and 1,000 casualties for the British -
Battle of Long Island
The battle of long island was also known as the battle of Brooklyn. The victory over the Americans gave the British control over New York August 27 1776 August 30 1776 -
The battle of trenton and Princeton
General George Washington’s army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton, Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. A week later he returned to Trenton to lure British forces south, then executed a daring night march to capture Princeton on January 3. -
Battle of Philadelphia
General Washington positioned 11,000 men between Howe and Philadelphia but was outflanked and driven back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 and suffered over 1,000 casualties, while the British lost about half that number. -
Battle of Saratoga
The two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat. He surrendered ten days later and the American victory convinced the French government to formally recognize the colonist’s cause and enter the war as their ally. -
Valley Forge
While the British occupied Philadelphia, Washington and his army hunkered down for a harsh winter at Valley Forge. No battle was fought there, yet, it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
On this day in 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
