Early American Wars Timeline

By Elaina lorenzo

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
    over 20,000 people will become part of the Continental Army. At 8:00 a.m. Francis Smith and John Pitcairn ordered about 220 troops to secure the North Bridge.

  • The Battle of Baltimore

    American militia successfully delayed british forces.
    Fort mcHenry's defense was aided by a chain of sunken ships intended to block the british.

  • The Battle of the Alamo

  • The First Battle of Bull Run

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

  • The sinking of the USS Maine

  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem