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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
About 70 minutemen waited for the British at Lexington. The minutemen were gonna let the British pass through but then someone fired a shot, but no one knew who fired it. Afterwards, 8 minutemen lay dead. When the British were on their way back, the minutemen shot them. They injured 174 and killed 73 British. The British technically won the war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists had 20000 men strong. On Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill, across from the Boston harbor, Colonel William Prescott’s militia set up posts. The British charged 3 times before the colonists ran out of gunpowder. It was a British win but the British suffered a major loss of more than 1000 soldiers injured or dead. -
The Battle of Long Island
The Patriots fought hard on Long Island but could not defeat the larger and better equipped British army. The British army thought that the Patriots would struggle in the winter cause most of the soldiers didn’t have shoes, socks, coats, and were in a great want of blankets. The British won the battle and chased the Continental Army until they were sure they were defeated. -
The Battle of Trenton
On Christmas night, George Washington led 2400 men across the icy river to surprise the British the next day. Washington escaped and marched to Princeton were his army scattered the British forces. -
The Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne’s army needed supplies, so he sent a force to the American supply base in Bennington, Vermont. A local militia group, the Green Mountain Boys, defeated them. Burgoyne then retreated to Saratoga. American troops under General Horatio Gates blocked and surrounded Burgoyne’s army. Burgoyne’s army made a desperate attach on October 7th. On October 17th 1777, Burgoyne’s army surrendered. -
The Battle of Monmouth
In Monmouth County, New Jersey, the Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington, attacked the rear of the British Army column, which was commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. Mary Ludwig Hays/ Molly Pitcher helped fire the cannon when her husband was shot. She was called Molly Pitcher because she carried pitchers of water to the soldiers. -
The Battle of Cowpens
Nathanael Greene split his army in 2. One section defeated the British at Cowpens, South Carolina. The other section joined Francis Marion’s raids. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Americans outnumbered the British troops 14000 to 8000. The French blocked off the Chesapeake Bay so Britain couldn’t send more troops to help. The Americans began a siege, they blocked off British supply and escape routes. They hoped the British would surrender. On October 19th, Cornwallis surrendered his troops.
