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Lexington
The first battle of the Revolutionary War only lasted 15 minutes when someone fired a shot and the British shot at the militia and killed 8 while the British only had 1 injured soldier. -
Concord
The British soldiers lined up to march until when they were ambushed by the minuteman hiding behind stone walls and trees. The British fell by the dozen bloodied and humiliated. -
Bunker Hill
British General Thomas Gage sent 2,400 British soldiers up the hill. And up the hill was the militiamen were the colonist held their fire until the last minute. -
New York
The British tried to seize New York and sailed into New York Harbor in the summer of 1776 with about 32,000 soldiers. -
Trenton
On the Christmas night of 1776, Washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the freezing Delaware river to get to their objective, Trenton,New Jersey. They defeated Hessian's who German mercenaries, or hired soldiers in a surprise attack. -
Philadelphia
In May of 1775, colonial leaders called the Second Continental Congress to debate their next move. At the congress, some called for independence while others argued for reconciliation with Great Britain. In September of 1777, the British captured the American capital in Philadelphia. -
Valley Forge
In December,1777,Washington and his Continental army were low on food and supplies and fought to stay alive at Winter Camp in Valley Forge,Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 soldiers died as to Washington's tactics saved his smaller, weaker force to fight another day. -
Saratoga
American troops finally surrounded General John Burgoyne at Saratoga who led an army and had join with British forces. He surrendered on October 17,1777. This surrender was one of the most important events of the war as well as it made France believe that Americans would win the war. This made France sign an alliance with the Americans in February of 1778. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Foreign military leaders such as Marquis De Lafayette also arrived to offer their help. He lobbied France for french reinforcements in 1779, with the help of European military leaders they became an effective fighting force. -
YorkTown
Generals Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis captured Charles Town, South Carolina, in May 1780. Cornwallis planned to fortify YorkTown and join forces with Clinton. On late September about 17,000 French & American troops surrounded the British in Yorktown. On October 19,1781, Corn Wallis surrendered and the Americans defeated the British. -
Treaty Of Paris
In September 1783, the American negotiating team like John Adams, John lay Of New York, and Benjamin Franklin; signed the Treaty Of Paris, which confirmed the U.S independence and for a new nation.
