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Lexington
Lexington was the first battle which only lasted 15 minutes and led to concord . -
Concord
Massive slaughter between minutemen and the british soldiers fell by the dozen. -
Bunker Hill
Thomas gage sent 2,400 soldiers while the colonists held their fire until last minute last minute by the time the smoke cleared the colonists had lost 250 men. -
New York
the british quickly attempted to seize nyc, and brought in 32000 soldiers and included german mercenaries. -
philadephia
The british pushed washington's army across the delaware river into PA, and they captured the american capital at philadelphia -
Trenton
they marched to their objective, jersey and defeated garrison of hessian in a surprise attack. -
Saratoga
the saratoga victory bolstered frances belief that the americans could win the war and signed an alliance with the americans -
philadelphia
december The british pushed washington's army across the delaware river into PA, and they captured the american capital at philadelphia -
valley Forge
the troops at rice and vinegar and their feet were frostbitten , and washington tried to stop them. -
marquis
Marquis De Lafayette, offered help, led a command in virginia the last year of the war with the help of the european military leader -
yorktown
The final battle where people surrendered including cornwallis who was the leader. -
Treaty Of Paris
The delegates signed the treaty of paris which confirmed the us independence and became a new nation, it became larger from the canada border to florida