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Lexington and Concord
The British won at Lexington and the colonists won at Concord. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The colonists took the British by surprise and won. The British surrendered. -
Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
It took the Redcoats three times to march up Breed's Hill until they defeated the Patriots. -
Long Island
After the British defeated the Patriots, they had control of New York City. -
Trenton
Washington led 2,400 troops across an icy river and defeated the British the next day. -
Saratoga
After the colonists defeated the British, the French decided to join the Americans. -
Cowpens
This war was a colonial victory. Green had split his army in two, one of the sections defeated the British at Cowpens. -
Yorktown
The British ended up surrendering because they were trapped and were low on supplies.
