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Lexington and Concord
British were sent to sent to take weapons form the coloists. Paul Revere sounded the alarm. It was the first battle of the Revolutionary war.
Brit. Commander: Lt. Colonel Francis -
Fort Ticonderoga
Colonists take the fort at night. First big colonist win.
Brit Commander: Cpt. William Delaplace -
Bunker Hill
Colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British were planning to send troops out from the city to fortify the unoccupied hills surrounding the city, giving them control of Boston Harbour. Sent colonists to go protect the hills.
Brit. Commanders: General Howe, Sir Robert Pigot, James Abercrombie, Henry Clinton -
Trenton
General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton.
Brit. Commander: Johann Rall -
Saratoga
Gave the Colonists a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Brit Commanders: John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser, F.A. Riedesel -
Siege of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British.
Brit. Commander: Benjamin Lincoln -
King's Mountain
It was a decisive victory in South Carolina for the Patriot militia over the Loyalist militia in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It was also a pivotal moment in the Southern campaign. The surprising victory over the American Loyalist militia came after a string of rebel defeats at the hands of Lord Cornwallis. -
York Town
Was the last battle of the Revolution War. British surrender here.
Brit. Commanders: Charles Cornwallis, Charles O'Hara, Thomas Symonds -
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