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  Lexington was the first battle which only lasted 15 minutes and led to concord .
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  Massive slaughter between minutemen and the british soldiers fell by the dozen.
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  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.
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  the british quickly attempted to seize nyc, and brought in 32000 soldiers and included german mercenaries.
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  The british pushed washington's army across the delaware river into PA, and they captured the american capital at philadelphia
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  they marched to their objective, jersey and defeated garrison of hessian in a surprise attack.
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  the saratoga victory bolstered frances belief that the americans could win the war and signed an alliance with the americans
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  december The british pushed washington's army across the delaware river into PA, and they captured the american capital at philadelphia
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  the troops at rice and vinegar and their feet were frostbitten , and washington tried to stop them.
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  Marquis De Lafayette, offered help, led a command in virginia the last year of the war with the help of the european military leader
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  The final battle where people surrendered including cornwallis who was the leader.
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  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