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Lexington and Concord
-lord Percy commanded the British and James Barrett commanded for the colonies militia(Minutemen)
-John revere delivered the message to Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington
-British soldiers searched Lexington for weapons and arms, after finding nothing they started their march out of Lexington
-they were unsuccessful getting to Concord because colonists pushed them back to Boston
-battle began to break out and colonists fired from behind trees and walls while the British began to -
Fort Ticonderoga
-Benidict Arnold , Ethan Allen, and the green boys (militia group) led a group of militia men to British fort Ticonderoga
-they captured the men inside the small British garrison and looted their things
-they took many of their cannons and other armaments and transported them back to Boston
-the battle was the first American Victory in the revolutionary war and gave the Americans new artillery -
Bunker Hill
-William Prescott led for the colonies and William Howe led for the British army
-the colonists occupied Bunker hill and Breeds hill
-British formed an attack against the colonists so they could take over the Hills
-Colonists ran out of ammo and forced to retreat to Cambridge
-British won and gained control of the Hills but colonists were encouraged by the amount of British casualties
-mouth of the river -
Trenton/ Princeton (NJ campaign)
-George Washington led for the colonies and Johann Rall led for the Hessians
-Washington led his men across the Delaware River in icy and extreme conditions to Trenton
-Hessians thought they were safe from the American Army
-Washingtonian forces caught them off guard and easily captured their garrison
-American victory inspired rebels in the colonies -
Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
-John Burgoyne led the British troops and Benedict Arnold led the Americans
-british moved out of their Freeman's farm forts
-Americans decided to attack British in three winged attack
-British gathered and tried to stage a counter offensive
-Americans broke through British line and forced them back
-Americans breached the redoubt and force British forces to withdraw to the Great Redoubt -
Siege of Charleston
-Sir Henry Clinton led for British and Benjamin Lincoln led for Americans
-Major battles at the end of revolutionary war
-British decide to focus on gaining the southern colonies
-British sieged southern colonies for about six weeks
-Lincoln was forced to surrender due to being outnumbered -
Kings mountain
-James Johnston led the patriot militia and Patrick Ferguson led Loyalist militia
-ferguson told rebel militias to lay down their arms or suffer consequences
-patriots formed an attack on ferguson
-ferguson retreated to Cornwallis army but patriots caught up to him
-patriots surrounded loyalists and caused great casualties
-big win for patriots in the south -
Yorktown
-George Washington led for Americans and Charles Cornwallis for the British
-French and American armies united in 1781
-naval blockade of York town
-completely surrounded Cornwallis
-sent in two columns to finish off any remains Brits
-Cornwallis surrendered
