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Battle of lexington and concord
This war happened because the colonists and the british hated eachother and so the british came to fight the militia and they started fighting and the british eventually killed off the colonists and then the colonists fought back and killed many british. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British had gone through boston so they fought against 20,000 strong militia. The british were low on ammo so they charged with bayonets. The americans eventually ran out of powder so they had to surrender and the british had won. -
Battle of Long island
The battle of long island was when 20,000 british soldiers outnumbered the Continental army and so the british had killed all americans in Long island in a very bloody war and a patriot went to spy on the british troops after the war to see what they were up to next. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington knew where to attack. On the night of christmas in Pennsylvania, across from the Delaware river, washington then led 2400 troops across the ice and attack in Trenton New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of saratoga was when the british tried to attack albany and were stopped by patriots. And the british quickly sent people to raid supplies and then the british desperately tried to fight but the patriots had already defeated them. The patriots beat the british in a bloody war. -
Battle of Monmouth
The battle of Monmouth was when George Washington attacked the rear of the British army. The British then halted in a marsh place kinda like a swamp. The British saw the continental army and they shot and the Continental army kept pushing and fighting. Eventually the army escorted and so did the British. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a battle over the Carolinas. The patriots and british fought until americans finally defeated the British and took the Carolinas -
Battle of Yorktown
The continental army and french joined to defeat the British and then took land for their own.
