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Lexington and concord
Colonel smith, major Pitcairnand Lord Percy commanded the British Troops. The very first revolutionary war battle was at Lexington and Concord. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775, under the command of their leaders, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold, the militiamen crossed Lake Champlain at dawn. The fort protected New York and New England from the British from canada. -
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Bunker Hill
William Howe was the commander in chief of the British army at the Battle of Bunker Hill.Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
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Trenton/Princeton
George Washington commanded the militiamen, and Colonel Johann Hall commanded the Hessians. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. -
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Saratoga
General John Burgoyne commanded the British and German force. The Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
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Siege of Charleston
Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston garrison. After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on this day in 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina. -
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King's Mountain
Patriot militia under Colonel William Campbell defeat Loyalist militia under Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of King's Mountain. The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780 -
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Yorktown
General George Washington commanded the American and French forces and General Lord Charles Cornwallis commanded the British. Battle of Yorktown Definition: The Battle of Yorktown was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The year and date that the Battle of Yorktown took place on Tuesday, October 09, 1781.