Revolutionary War

By emily.vargas
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    War Timeline

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington- British won
    Significance:
    Battle was the first fought by the patriots against the British, were major warfare occurred.
    Concord- Patriots won
    Significance:
    The battle at Concord was the first time the British retreated from the colonists. They gave the colonists a sense of confidence and that they might have a chance at being successful in fighting for their rights.

  • Bunker Hill

    Winner- British
    Significance-
    Around Charelston
    Huge loses from the British side
    Patriots retreated when they ran out of supplies

  • Dorchester Heights

    Winner- Colonists
    Significance-
    Around Boston
    It was the first win for Washington in the Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Made By- Colonists
    Significance-
    The colonists made this declaration because it symbolized that they are free and independent.

  • Battle of Brooklyn

    Winner- British
    Significance-
    It was the first real bayttle between the redcoats and colonists.
    The colonists drove the British out of Brooklyn.

  • Battle of Trenton

    Winner- Colonists
    Significance-
    First win for America and they suprised the colonists by crossing the Delaware.
    Kept hopes of Partiots up.

  • Battle of Princeton

    Winner- Colonists
    Significance-
    Kept hopes of Patriots up.

  • Battle of Bradywine

    Winner- British
    Significance-
    British brought men south and they won Philadelpia and New York
    267 ships and 1600 men

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Winner- Patriots
    Significance-
    The British had to move their resources that they used to fight the Americans because the French had joined with the Americans.

  • Valley Forge

    Significance-
    The troops from both sides trained and worked hard so they could beat the other troop.

  • Yorktown

    Yorktown is in Virginia, but the battle sorta ended the Revolutionary War. With the help of the French, the colonists surrounded the British at Yorktown on land and water and forced the British army to surrender.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended war between Great Britian and the United States signed on September 3rd. It officially ended the American Revolution, and Great Britain recognized Americas independence.