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Concord and Lexington
The famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence Politically bad for the British, it influenced many Americans to support the cause of independence. -
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Boston
It was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. In the siege, American patriot George Washington prevented the British Army, which was garrisoned in Boston, from moving by land. -
Bunker Hill
The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible. -
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New York
Battle of Long Island in the American Revolution, successful British action in Brooklyn, New York, against the American Continental Army and the first major battle of the war since the American Declaration of Independence -
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Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
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Yorktown
Supported by the French army and navy, Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown, Virginia. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.