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Lexington and Concord
Commanding officer- Paul Revere
Importance- Started off Revolutionary War -
Fort Ticonderoga
Commanding officers- Ethan Allen, Colonel Benedict Arnold.
Militia- Green Mountain Boys.
Importance- Surprised, defeated, and looted a small British garrison. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Commanding officer- William Howe
Importance- Americans lost, but whittled down the British Army significantly, boosting the morale of Americans -
Battle of Trenton
Commanding Officer- General George Washington
Importance- entire Hessian Force captured with very few American losses -
Battle of Saratoga
Commanding officers- General Horatio Gates, Brigadier Benedict Arnold
Importance- Major turning point in American Revolution -
Siege of Charleston
Commanding officer- General Benjamin Lincoln
Importance- British took fight to the south -
Battle of King’s Hill
Commanding officers- Colonel William Campbell, Major Patrick Ferguson
Importance- First major victory after Siege of Charleston -
Siege of Yorktown
Commanding officer- General George Washington
Importance- Ended Revolutionary War
