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concord
the British marched on to concord where they found an empty arsenal -
Lexington
in the night of April 18, of 1775 Lexington started the fight. -
bunker hill
2,400 British solders sent by Gage to hold fire until the last minute to murder everyone on their way. colonist lost 450 men when the British were suffering more than 1000 casualties -
New York
32,000 soldiers arrived to seize New York city -
saratoga
one of the most important event 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
British were surrounded by 17,000 french and american troops at the peninsula -
Treaty of pairs
U.S independence was confirmed and set the boundaries of the new nation.