Buildup to the American Revolution

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    They were the first battle of the American Revolutionary war. The 2 patriots that the British were looking for were Sam Adams and John Hancock. They were warned by Paul Revere when he yelled the British are coming!
  • Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

    The colonists captured ticonderoga on may 10th,1775. The continental army, The leader was Benedict arnold. They siezed vermont
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The battle of Bunker Hill started on June 17th, 1775. The colonists were commanded by Colonial William Prescott. The british made two charges at the Colonists before they fled in retreat. The casualties on both sides were pretty bad, over 1,100 were wounded all together.
  • Battle of Trenton

    The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall. Although Rall had received warnings of colonial movements, his men were exhausted and unprepared for Washington’s attack—though rumors that they were drunk from Christmas celebrations are unfounded. - HISTORY.com
  • Battle of Saratoga

    The battle of Saratoga took place at the Hudson river. General John Burgoyne won the battle.The colonists won the war. It gave France the confidence in American to ally with them.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.- history.com