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Lexington and Concord
The battle that had the shot heard form around the world. Around 3500 people fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord. In Concord, town leaders decided to withdraw to the heights northwest of town, across the North Bridge, to await reinforcements, which would file in throughout the day. -
Bunker
The battle of Bumker Hill is considered to be the first major battle of the revolutionary war. The americans were able to say "bunker hill" as a rallying cry for the rest of the war. -
Trenton/Princeton
The battle of trenton was George Washington's suprise raid on a fort full of german mercenaries.The success that george washington had revived the americans moral to complete the war. That is what made this battle so historically significant -
Fort Ticonderoga
15000 soldiers came to fort Ticonderoga. At dawn september 18, the americans fought. And grabbed all the posts surrounding the fort itself on hte western side of lake champlain. -
Saratoga
The congress of the united states dicided to elect the general Hortio Gates instead of Philip Schuyler who took the blame for loosing Ticonderoga. Gates armey confronted the brittish armey and got them into a retreat. He had to leave his armey to fight for itself for he had suffered injury and had to go to the nearest hospitle. The armey caught up to the brittish and were able to take out the brittish general Burgoyne -
Siege of Charleston
"American casualties in the siege were 89 killed, 138 wounded, and 2,571 Continental army soldiers captured." Another 1,000 militia were also taken."This battle was the largest greatest defeat for the Americans of the war." The British suffered only 76 killed and 189 wounded." When the brittish captured charleston there was little to no people that were fighting the british to save South Carolina.
