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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Fought on April 19, 1775, started the American Revolutionary War. Tensions that was built over many years between residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
British General Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen who had dug in on Breed’s Hill in June 1775. He sent out nearly 2,400 British troops. The colonist held fire until the last minute then began to shoot the redcoats.The second attack was made by surviving British troops then a third attack was made. The third assault succeeded, but only because the militiamen ran low on ammunition. -
Battle of New York
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into New York harbor in 1776. They had they largest amount of soldiers with 32,000 soldiers. Out numbered, Washington gathered 23,000 men to New York’s defense. Majority of his troops were untrained recruits with poor equipment. The battle ended in late August with heavy losses from the American retreat
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Battle of Trenton
Christmas night of 1776, Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across the Delaware River. The next morning, the men had marched nine miles through snow to Trenton, New Jersey. In a surprise attack, the Americans killed 30 of the enemy and took 918 captives and six Hessian cannons. The Americans were rallied by another victory eight days later against 1,200 British at Princeton. Washington marched his army into winter camp near Morristown, in northern New Jersey. -
Fight for Philadelphia
General Howe began his campaign to stop the American capital at
Philadelphia. His troops sailed from New York to Chesapeake Bay, and landed near the capital in late August. The Continental Congress fled the city while Washington’s troops tried to block the redcoats at Brandywine Creek where they were unsuccessful. The British captured Philadelphia. General Howe settled in to enjoy the city’s grateful Loyalists. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga occurred in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. Great Britain and the 13 colonies that declared independence from British rule. Took place in New York, the battle was won by the colonists. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The army created an alliance with France so they celebrated. Washington and his army left Valley of Forge on June 19. After leaving Valley of Forge, the Continental Army stopped the British at the Battle of Monmouth. -
British Take South
At the end of 1778, a British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia, and by the spring of 1779, a royal governor commanded Georgia. In 1780, General Henry Clinton along with general Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men. The British captured Charles Town, South Carolina, in May 1780 and marched 5,500 American soldiers as prisoners of war. Clinton left for New York, and left Cornwallis to command the British forces in the South to conquer South and North Carolina. -
British Lose in 1781
Washington ordered Nathanael Greene to march south and harass Cornwallis as he retreated. He sent 600 soldiers to South Carolina. Cornwallis sent Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his troops to go after Morgan’s soldiers.The British expected the Americans to flee. The Continental Army fought back, forcing the redcoats to surrender. Cornwallis attacked Greene two months later and Cornwallis won the battle. -
British Surender at Yorkton
Although the war persisted on the high seas and in other theaters, the victory ended fighting in the American colonies. Negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed as a free and independent nation after eight years of war.
