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Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

-April 19th, 1775
-Francis Smith (British)
-John Parker
-First Battle of the war, marked the beggining of the revolution

Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775

-May 10th, 1775
-William Delaplace (British)
-Ethan Allen
-they stole the cannons and used them to fortify Boston

Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

-June 17th, 1775
-William Howe (British)
-Israel Putnam
-the British defended the Boston Harbour

Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)

Dec 26, 1776

-Trenton-December 26th, 1776
-Princeton-January 3rd, 1777
-George Washignton Johann Rall
-Boosted morale and inspired reinlistments

Saratoga (Bemis Heights)

Oct 7, 1777

-October 7th, 1777
-Brunswick Wolfenbuttel
-Burgoyne
-trying to divide New England from the southern colonies

Siege of Charleston

Mar 29, 1780

-March 29th, 1780
-Benjamin Lincoln
-Sir Henry Clinton
-George Washington
-surrendered about 5,000 British

King's Mountain

Oct 7, 1780

-October 7th, 1780
-Patrick Ferguson (loyalist)
-James Johnston (Patriot)
-instead of pursuing to north carolina they retreated to south carolina and their morale got boosted because of the few rebel victories from Cornwallis.

Yorktown

Oct 17, 1781

-Ocober 17th, 1781
-George Washington and Lafayette
-Chalres Cornwallis Charles O'Hara
-surrenders of over 7,000 British soldiers resulted in the treaty of Paris two years later.