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Apr 19, 1175
Battles of Concord & Lexington
signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war -
May 10, 1175
Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga
served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston -
Battle of Long Island
George Washington and the Continental Army were eventually forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania. The British remained in control of New York City for the rest of the Revolutionary War. -
Battles of Trenton & Princeton
were a boost to the morale of the patriot cause, leading many recruits to join the Continental Army in the spring. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek
in the American Revolution, engagement near Philadelphia in which the British defeated the Americans but left the Revolutionary army intact. -
Battle of Saratoga
was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Charlestown
of the conflict was that the British gained control of South and the Americans lost many soldiers due to the surrender. -
Battle of Cowpens
was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. It gave a major boost to Patriot morale, inflicted casualties that the British could not replace and ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown that fall. -
Yorktown / Surrender
effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Lacking the financial resources to raise a new army, the British government appealed to the Americans for peace
