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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution. British were searching for guns and ammunition. 8 colonists were killed in Lexington. British retreated to Boston. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
A small green force of Green Mountain men led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold. They overcame a small British garrison at a for and looted personal belongings. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city. 1,000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott.The men originally had been ordered to construct their fortifications atop Bunker Hill but instead chose the smaller Breed’s Hill, closer to Boston. -
Battle of Long Island
It was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was won by the American forces. Battle pitted approximately 2,400 soldiers of the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington. There was about 1400 Hessian soldiers. -
Battle of Sarotoga
5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Monmouth
The American leader was George Washington. The British leader was Henry Clinton. George Washington claimed he had one since the British walked back to New York. -
Battle at Cowpens
The two armies were the American Patriot forces and the British. The Americans inflicted heavy casualties on the British, and the battle was a turning point in the war’s Southern campaign. -
Battle of Yorktown
The two armies in this fight were British and French and Continental.The British were set up behind a wall and were ready with their cannons unlike the French and Continental troops.
