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Seven Years war
It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The conflict split Europe into two coalitions, led by the Kingdom of Great Britain (including Prussia, Portugal, Hanover, and other small German states) on one side and the Kingdom of France (including the Austrian-led Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Empire, Bourbon Spain, and Sweden) on the other. -
The Virginia Resolves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Resolves The Virginia Resolves were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765. The Stamp Act had been passed by the British Parliament to help pay off some of its debt from its various wars, including the French and Indian War fought in part to protect the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
www.bostonmassacre.net The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
First Continental Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Continental_Congress The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, which the British referred to as the Coercive Acts, with which the British intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=1 The battles of Lexington and Concord were actually the first engagement of the American Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Branch_Petition "The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775 in a final attempt to avoid a full-on war between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies represented in that Congress. The Congress had already authorized the invasion of Canada more than a week earlier, but the petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain. -
Continental Navy Created
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Navy The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War, and was formed in 1775. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams and vigorous Congressional support in the face of stiff opposition, when considering the limitations imposed upon the Patriot supply pool. -
British Evacuate Boston
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-evacuate-boston During the evening of March 4, American Brigadier General John Thomas, under orders from Washington, secretly led a force of 800 soldiers and 1,200 workers to Dorchester Heights and began fortifying the area. To cover the sound of the construction, American cannons, besieging Boston from another location, began a noisy bombardment of the outskirts of the city. -
The Battle of Trenton
theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=14 As soon as Fort Lee was abandoned, Washington began to Bring his army across New Jersey toward Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Saratoga
theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=20 A large force under his command was to go to Albany by way of Lakes Champlain and George, while another body, under Sir Henry Clinton, advanced up the Hudson. Simultaneously, Colonel Barry St. Leger was to make a diversion, by way of Oswego, on the Mohawk river. In pursuance of this plan, Burgoyne, in June began his advance with one of the best-equipped armies that had ever left the shores of England. -
Siege of Charleston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy and their withdrawal from Philadelphia, shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies -
The Battle of Monmouth
theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=21 In May of 1778, The British commander, General Clinton in Philadelphia, faced with a war with France decided it was prudent to protect New York City and Florida. He sent 3000 troops to protect Florida by sea. Then On June 18, the British began to evacuate Philadelphia, crossing New Jersey to go to New York City. They have 11,000 troops, a thousand loyalists and a baggage train 12 miles long. -
Battle of Camden
www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-camden Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis’s force on the morning of August 16, 1780. With the encounter resulting in nearly 2,000 Patriots killed or taken prisoner and heavy losses of artillery, Gates was removed from command and replaced by Nathanael Greene. -
The Battle of King's Mountain
theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=25 There has never been any uncertainty as to the actual location of the ground on which the battle of kings mountain fought. -
Battle Of Cowpens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens The Battle of Cowpens, fought on January 17, 1781, was an engagement between American Patriot forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Sir Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas (North and South). Tarleton's force of 1,100 British in the King's Army were sent against 2000 men under Morgan.