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Lexington and Concord
The Colonist were out watching one day and then spotted that 700 British soldiers. Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott warned the colonist and they prepared for the attack on Concord. In Lexington some British redcoats were passing a town and 70 minutemen were waiting then the the British commander told the minutemen to put down their guns and walk away and they all walked away with their muskets at hand and someone's went off and the British fired into the retreating colonist -
Bunker Hill
in Boston British general Thomas Gage decided to attach the militia of Breed’s hill. He sent 2,400 troops up the hill to attack them and the Colonist militia held fire on the British troops till the Redcoats retreated. The Colonist lost 450 men and the British lost over 1,000 people to them. -
Philadelphia
the Declaration of Independence was finalized by Thomas jefferson. After being voted on and used America had to fight for their independence. -
New York
Britain planned an attack on New York to stop the rebellion and attacked with about 32,000 soldiers. the poorly trained and unready colonial troops tried to defend and lost. -
Saratoga
the British and Colonist were fighting at Philadelphia a British General walked straight into a army of Americans and then surrendered and this was a major turning point in the war. That showed Americans can win -
Trenton
desperate for a victory George Washington led his army of 2,400 men on row boats across the delaware river to trenton and defeated a garrison of British in a surprise attack. This led British into a big loss -
Valley Forge
a big battle in Valley Forge took place that more than 2,000 soldiers died. This is the most devastating war at this time -
Marquis De Lafette
In 1779 Marquis De Lafayette led french reinforcements and led a command in virginia during the last years of the war. Teamed up with washington to fight against British -
Yorktown
the French and the Americans surrounded the British in Yorktown. After less than a month of fighting the British surrendered the and lost the war. -
Treaty of Paris
the American negotiating team signed The Treaty of Paris . the document confirmed the independence of the United States of America