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Battle of Lexington & Concord
Britains main forice marched into Lexington, where they ran into 70 armed militia.The British commander ordered the colonists to put down their weapons, and they started to listen. Then, a shot was fired and troops fired into the militia. 8 Americans were dead,and 10 wounded. The Brisih continued onto Concord where they decided to destroy some of the militia's supplies.When the troops came back to Boston, 4,000 Patriots were there waiting beside the road to shoot at them. The British won. -
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Siege of Boston
After the battle of Lexington & Concord, 20,000 patriots surronded Boston to keep Boston from crushing the rebellions. The patriots screamble to gather weapons -
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga was located on Lake Champlain. Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen with 100 men at dawn sent out to attack the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a litle conflict, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British attack Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. The British lose 1,110 people, and the patriots lose 300-400. This was considered a British victory because the colonists were forced to retreat -
Battle of Quebec
Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery attempted to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec and with it win support for the American cause in Canada. The attack failed, and the effort cost Montgomery his life. -
Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights)
General Howe stopped the fighting by the early afternoon and directed his men to dig trenches around the American position on the next day. Before they could be surrounded, Washington ordered his men to evacuate Long Island. From late in the evening o dawn on the following morning, Washington watched as 9,000 Continentals were rowed back to Manhattan. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington's army left their Pennsylvania camp on Christmas night and went on the attack the British. 2,400 troops went across the Delaware River in small boats. The next morning they surprised about 1,400 Hessians stationed in Trenton, New Jersey. Nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, while the Americans suffered only five casualties in the Battle of Trenton. -
Battle of Princeton
Washington made a surpise attack on Princeton, much like the one he planned for Trenton. Washington left fires burning so the local Tories would think his army was still in camp, Washington led5,000 troops on a nighttime march. -
Battle of Brandywine
British crossed the river at the unguarded ford to the north of Washington's force and they had gained a position near Birmingham Friends Meeting House. When the British appeared on the American right flank, Washington realized that he had been outmaneuvered. He ordered his army to take the high ground around Birmingham Friends Meeting House as a last defense. Unfortunately, in the confusion caused by the surprise, the Americans were unable to successfully defend their position. -
Battle of Saratoga
British General Howe moved his 15,000 soldiers from New York to attack the capital at Philadelphia. Washington's 10,500 defenders were defeated at Brandywine Creek, on the outskirts of the city, in early September. -
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Battle of Saratoga
British General Howe moved his 15,000 soldiers from New York to attack the capital at Philadelphia. Washington's 10,500 defenders were defeated at Brandywine Creek, on the outskirts of the city, in early September. October 17, 1777, surrounded by a force now much larger than his own, Burgoyne surrendered his army -
French Join the War
Franklin convived France to beome an open alliance with the colinists, and they agreed. They provived money, supplies, troops, and navy. They also agreed to sign the treaty for alliance. -
Capture of Savannah
In 1779, the focus of the war shifted to the South, where the British hoped to draw on Loyalist sympathies. Supported by the Royal navy, British forces from New York seized Savannah, Georgia, in December 1778. -
Siege of Charleston
In Charleston, South Carolina, in May 1780. TheBritish attacled and took the land from the Americans. They did this in a similiar way as they did captured Savannah. -
Battle of Camden
2,400 British troops defeated Patriot militia and Continental Army troops at Camden, South Carolina. -
Battle of King's Mountain
After succeeding at the Battle of Camden, the British went onto invade North Carolina. There was a battle at the Kings Mountain on the Carolina border that October. Patriots defeated the British. -
Battle of Cowpens
About 1,000 Patriots stopped Cornwallis' men again at the Battle of Cowpens in the same area in January 1781. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Cornwallis continued into North Carolina and defeated the Patriots at the Battle of Guilford Court House in March 1781 -
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Cornwallis advanced north into Virginia. His army was now much larger than the Patriot forces commanded by the Marquis de Lafayette. -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington's troops arrived to reinforce Lafayette's force, and the Battle of Yorktown began. In early October, the American and French artillery began to pound Yorktown. Cornwallis now faced an army more than twice the size of his own, blocking his escape from the peninsula. The French fleet prevented him from being reinforced or removed by sea. He realized that escape was impossible. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.
