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Lexington & Concord
This battle was the starting point of The revolutionary war. British troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons in concord, where they were met by said colonials. The colonial militia was warned previously by Paul Revere and few other riders that the red coats are coming. The troops met in Lexington and after a long battle, the colonials were victorious. -
Bunker (Breeds) Hill
The battle of bunker hill, between The British and The American, was put in place on the 16th, after the Americans heard that the British were going to be sending troops from Boston to the hill. The Americans beat them there and built forts in their spots (breed's hill) under the leadership of Colonel William Prescott. the colonials were met by over 2,000 British troops led by Major General William Howe and due to the American's lack of ammunition, unfortunately lost this battle. -
Quebec
The American troops began an expedition to capture British occupied cities, they first gained control over Montreal and then worked towards Quebec. Colonel Benedict Arnold led his troops straight there and asked for a surrender, after being denied this, he and his troops waited for Montgomery's reinforcements. once there, they went to battle and were subsequently defeated. Montgomery being shot and killed almost immediately into battle. -
Trenton
The Americans, led by George Washington, met 1,400 hessian soldiers(German soldiers for hire)that were under the command of Colonel Johann Rall. The hessian army were not prepared and after the Americans divided their troops they attacked. the hessian army couldn't get a good defensive perimeter and they eventually surrendered. George Washington needed a win for the American's moral and they began to see hope. after, they went back to get reinforcements in order to hold Trenton from the British. -
Princeton
while Cornwallis believed he had Washington cornered in Trenton, the Americans walked north of Princeton in secret. when Cornwallis woke to find them gone, the Americans were already almost there. George Washington ordered some of his men, led by General Hugh Mercer to burn a bridge, which they were met by redcoats. Both sides fought to maintain position but eventually the American troops broke through and gained control of Princeton. -
Brandywine
General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a British attack on General George Washington and the Americans at Brandywine Creek. due to the dense fog cover from the morning, American troops were unable to see that they were slowly being surrounded. after this became known, Washington ordered his men to retreat and they lost this battle and left to camp in Germantown. -
Saratoga
(This 18 day battle secured our alliance with the French and supplied us with monetary and military support.) Washington sent C.Arnold, C. Daniel Morgan and two brigades of Continentals to help regrouP Horatio Gate's men and They raised his strength to about sixty-five hundred men. the British attacked first and then the Americans stopped playing defensively and attacked back. eventually Arnold joined the fight and the British retreated to Saratoga, 10 days later, they surrendered. -
Germantown
Washington broke his troops into 4 and sent them along 4 roads to German town in order to hit the British from 4 sides. due to untrained troops, one didn't make it to battle, one shot at but never made it to, General John Sullivan and his troops made it and were the first to be in combat. General Nathanael Greene then made his troops through and with a fog cover, the two sets started firing at each other. after all was done the British attacked and won the battle. Americans moral dropped. -
Monmouth
drastically improved the military reputation of the Americans. both troops held the field strongly until Washington had the British in position then brought up a four-gun battery under Major General Nathanael Greene on nearby Combs Hill. Washington attacked the back of British led by General Sir Henry Clinton, but it grew too dark and Clinton's troops left and headed towards NYC.Washington had fought his opponent to a standstill and led the Americans to a victory. -
Camden
Continental General Horatio Gates engaged British General Charles Cornwallis’s force despite his troops combined illness (dysentery) which shrunk their troop size and lost them the advantage and the battle. This battle caused Gates to be replaced with general Greene. despite still having 2x the British, many were unable to even fight. the British troops charged with bayonets and the Americans fought hard but eventually lost the battle. -
Cowpens
American troops under G. Morgan routed British forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton through which the Americans won, making this battle the turning point in the war and the south campaign. the B. attacked first, to which American's fought shortly then left the front lines. the B. followed and were led into a Calvary charge. Tarleton escaped, but Morgan’s troops beat his army. first Patriot victory to show they could outfight a British force w/o other factors,
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Yorktown
G. George Washington, leading a force French and patriot troops, fought against G. Charles Cornwallis and his British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the last and most important battle of the R.W. Washington order his men and Lafayette to block Cornwallis’ escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea. after they blocked them in for 3 weeks, Cornwallis (B) surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown. hereby ending the war for independence.
