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Concord
700 british troops were heading to Concord
When the british went to the arsenal they were confronted by 3000-4000 minutemen, it became a slaughter when the minutemen fired at the british soldiers
The colonist won this war -
Lexington
They had a battle for 15 min which was the first battle of the revolutionary war.
Redcoats went to lexington to get rid of minutemen
It Was the first war that started the revolutionary war -
Philadelphia
The congress agreed to the colonial militia and made George Washington its leader
The British captured the american capital Philadelphia in September
The signing of the declaration of independence May 1775 /September 1777 -
Bunker Hill
Gage decided to strike at the militiamen on breed's hill, he sent 2400 british soldiers, the colonist started losing so they retreated.
Deadliest battle of the war.
The british Won this war. -
New York
The british sailed to new york with 32,000 soldiers in attempt to stop the rebellion
The continental army tried to fight back but they retreated.
The stamp act started there. -
Trenton
British Defeated garrison of hessians in a surprise attack
On a fierce storm washington risked everything and made his men go across the ice-choked delaware river to march to trenton
They won 2 crucial battles. -
Saratoga
One of the most important events of the wars because it showed that the americans could win.
They surrounded burgoyne and made him surrender.
It convinced the french government to formally recognize the colonist. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his army stayed at a winter camp
More than 2000 soldiers died that day because they were low on food supplies
The cold also killed the soldiers from diseases -
Marquis De Lafayette
Helped train the continental army
He lobbied France for french reinforcements and led a army in Virginia
He was in the battle of brandy wine -
Yorktown
The British Surrendered to the Americans
The British were surrounded by 17,000 French and American troops
Known as the last battle of the war -
Treaty of Paris
It established us independence and the boundaries to nations.
It made america grow from the edge of Canada to the border of Florida
It was the negotiation between the British and the Americans
