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lexington
The fight of lexington started on the night april 18, 1775 -
Concord
The british marched on to concord where they found an empty arsenal -
Bunker hill
2,400 Brittish soldiers sent by Gage to hold fire untill the last minute to murder everyone on their way. Colonist lost 450 men when the brittish were suffering more than 1000 casualties -
New York
32,000 soldiers arrived to seize New York city -
Saratoga
One of the most important even where american troops finally surrounded burgoyne. -
Valley Forge
More than 2,000 died fighting for food and supplies to stay alive at winter camp -
Marquis de Lafayette
They arrived to help. With such european help the continental army became an effective fighting force -
Yorktown
Brittish where surrounded by 17,000 French and American troops at the peninsula -
Treaty of Paris
U.S independence was confirmed and set the boundaries of the new nation