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Battle of Lexington/ Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War .On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation in Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost as they know knew they were capable of defeating the British. Even though the Rebels had limited resources they were able to cut down through British forces and retreat. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian(social equality) government. -
Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress (56 delegates from 13 colonies) meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. Its purpose was to announce and explain the separation from British government. -
Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776 the British Army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington. The battle was part of a British campaign to seize control of New York and thereby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey. Washington's aim was to conduct a surprise attack upon a Hessian garrison of roughly 1,400 soldiers located in and around Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Trenton
Immediately following his famous crossing of the Delaware River, General George Washington marched the Continental Army to Trenton, New Jersey. The army's forces included horses, guns, wagons, and soldiers, stretching for nearly one mile.Washington's forces overpowered the Hessians. Confused and disoriented, the Hessian soldiers retreated to an orchard east of Trenton where they were forced to surrender. -
Battle of Princeton
In a stroke of strategic genius, General George Washington manages to evade conflict with General Charles Cornwallis, who had been dispatched to Trenton to bag the fox (Washington), and wins several encounters with the British rear guard, as it departs Princeton for Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
he Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Battle was the impetus for France to enter the war against Britain, re-invigorating Washington's Continental Army and providing much needed supplies and support. -
Winter at Valley Forge Starts
After failing to retake Philadelphia, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. -
Treaty of Alliance/ Treaty of Amity and Commerce
The Treaty of Alliance with France was signed creating a military alliance between the United States and France against Great Britain. Negotiated by the American diplomats the Treaty of Alliance required that neither France nor the United States agree to a separate peace with Great Britain, and that American independence be a condition of any future peace agreement. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France was signed promoting trade and commercial ties between the two countries. -
Winter at Valley Forge Ends
After failing to retake Philadelphia, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. They remained there for six months, from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. -
Battle of Charleston
(1) After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on May 12, 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina.(2) As a result, the British gained control of South and the Americans lost many soldiers due to the surrender. The following picture represents some of the early designs of the American flag. -
Battle of Springfield
The British goal of reaching Morristown was thwarted and the Battle of Springfield marked the last invasion of the British into New Jersey and removed the danger of final defeat of the Continental forces. -
Battle of Camden, SC
The Battle of Camden was one of several devastating defeats suffered by the Americans in the early stages of the British military offensive in the South. After capturing Charleston in May 1780, British forces under General Charles Lord Cornwallis established a supply depot and garrison at Camden as part of their effort to secure control of the South Carolina backcountry. -
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. It gave a major boost to Patriot morale, inflicted casualties that the British could not replace and ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown that fall. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
(1) The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots.(2) The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780. -
Battle of Yorktown
(1)Siege of Yorktown, joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution.(2)The outcome marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. It also made Washington's reputation as a great leader and eventual election as first president of the U.S. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
