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Lexington and Concord
Following this, the colonials realized they were deep in war and the British knew they needed a much greater force -
Fort Tinconderoga
Captured and looted: forcing the British out of the city -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonials forced Howe and the British to evacuate Boston altogether -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
at Princeton they defeated the British army. Washington had shown that he could unite soldiers from all the colonies -
Battle of Saratoga
The British are forced to surrender after losing over 600 men -
Siege of Charleston
Greatest American defeat of the war, over 2,000 captured