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Battles of Concord & Lexington (MA)
This started the American Revolutionary War. The Americans won against Britain by driving them back to Boston. -
Battle of Ft. Ticonderoga (NY)
This battle boosted the confidence of the Americans and captured some of the British cannons. The Americans withdrew in this battle. -
Battle of Bunker Hill (MA)
Even though the Americans lost against the British, they caused a lot of problems with the British It boosted their confidence. -
Battle of Long Island (NY)
George Washington and the Continental Army were eventually forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania.The battle was part of a British campaign to take control of New York and isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. -
Battles of Trenton & Princeton (NJ)
George Washington's army had to crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day. Washington defeated Garrison of Hessian Mercenaries before withdrawing. -
Battle of Brandywine Creek (PA)
General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on General George Washington. The British defeated the Americans. -
Battle of Saratoga (NY)
It was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. The American had achieved its most decisive victory to date. -
Battle of Charlestown (SC)
British gained control of the South and the Americans lost a lot of soldiers because they surrendered. -
Battle of Cowpens (SC)
It gave a major boost to the Americans, they caused casualties that the British couldn't come back from and led to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown. -
Yorktown / Surrender (VA)
Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown ended the Revolutionary War. The British government appealed to the Americans for peace. Almost two years later, the signing of the Treaty of Paris brought the war to an end.
