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Lexington and Concord
The British governor, Thomas Gage, sent British soldiers to Concordia to capture military supplies and arrest patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Their attempted were foiled as the Americans won the battle. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts and Ethan Allen of Vermont had a surprise attack, and captured the British garrison. It was the first American victory of the Revolutionary war. -
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Bunker(Breed's) Hill
The British Army sent troops through Carles River to capture the colonists' cannon and to defeat the Minute Men. The British Army forced the patriots and Minute Men to abandon, but also suffered heavy casualties. -
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Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
George Washington defeated Hessian mercenaries then withdrew. A week later, he executed a night march to capture Princeton, and reassert American control of much of New Jersey. -
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Saratoga
British general John Burgoyne was met with a heavy American resistance, led by General Benedict Arnold, ended in an American victory. -
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Siege of Charlestown
The British shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies, and after 6 weeks of siege, Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered his forces to the British. -
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King's Mountain
Battle between Patriot and Loyalist in South Carolina, where the Patriots defeated Major Patrick Ferguson and the Loyalist in a surprising victory. -
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Yorktown
A attacked of American and French troops led by George Washington and General Comte de Rochambeau,defeated the British defenses and was the final battle of the Revolution.