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The battle of Lexington and concord
British were trying to find gunpowder, shot and arms. 79 militia met 1,000 British troops. 8 patriots died. This was the first battle of the American revolution. -
battle of bunker hill
The patriots were very low on ammo. They outnumbered the British 20,000 strong. A general said don't fire until u see the whites of there eyes. The British won the battle. They had heavy losses 1,oo dead and wounded. -
Battle of long island
there was only 20,000 soldiers under Washington's army. But they were determined to fight. One patriot ,Nathan Hale, disguised himself as a Dutch school teacher. The British caught hale and hanged him. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led close to 2,400 troops to Trenton. They crossed the river through the ice. They scattered the British to Princeton. The finished the rest of the British army. -
Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne's army hadn't reached Albany either. He needed supplies so he tried to take over fort Ticonderoga. A local militia group the ,green mountain boys, defeated them. patriots had completely stopped St.Léger at fort Stanwix. On October 17, 1777 general Burgoyne surrendered. -
battle of monmouth
The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. It is also known as the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse. -
Battle of Cowpens
Tarleton's force of 1,100 British in the King's Army were sent against 2000 men under Morgan. The Colonial forces conducted a double envelopment of Tarleton's force, and suffered casualties of only 12 killed and 61 wounded. Tarleton was one of around 160 British troops to escape. -
Battle of Yorktown
Virginia, ended in the surrender of the British forces. 7,000 British soldiers were captured, leading to negotiations between the United States and Great Britain. These negotiations ended in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which declared the United States sovereign and independent.
