revolutionary timeline

By ngardner

  • Concord and Lexington

    Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence.marked the start of the American War of Independence.For the colonists, 49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.

  • Boston

    the British woke up to Boston surrounded by colonist’s cannons pointing at the city.Instead of risking a bloody fight with the colonists they believed were armed and the British abandoned the city.

  • New York

    This battle would prove to be decisive, both armies really needed to control this city.After 2 days of fighting: British losses: 377 American losses: 1,407.The British would spend the next few months chasing the Patriots across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania From NYC they were able to control trade and supply lines This was a dark time for the Patriots as food and hope ran low.

  • Trenton

    the Continental Army captured nearly nine hundred Hessian officers and soldiers as well as a large supply of muskets, bayonets, swords, and cannons.During the American Revolutionary War, Trenton was the site of the Battle of Trenton.
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    Valley Forge

    After the victory at Saratoga, the Continental Army decided to winter at a place called Valley Forge. A brutal winter set in, and the army was low on food, clothing, fuel, and many other essential
    supplies.Washington commissioned Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian officer, to train the army
    He used a method of continual drilling to turn the rag tag army into a true fighting force.

  • 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.It was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. Victory at Bunker Hill came at a terrible price for the British, with nearly half of the 2,200 Redcoats who entered the battle killed or wounded in just two hours of fighting. The patriots sustained over 400 casualties