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Lexington Battle
The Lexington Battle was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. British Troops battled minutemen who were prohibiting the British Troops from making it to Concord Massachusetts. -
Concord Battle
As the British soldiers marched back to Boston, they were halted by 3,000 to 4,000 minutemen. The minutemen fired on the soldiers and the British quickly fell by the dozens. The ramaining British returned to Boston. The Colonists had now become enemies with the British. -
Bunker Hill Battle
Deadliest battle of the war. British general Thomas Gage sent 2,400 British soldiers from Boston to Bunker Hill to attack the Colonists. The Colonists lost 450 men while the British suffered over 1,000 casualties. -
New York City
Part of the plan to stop the rebellion by isolating New England from the rest of the colonies, the British attempted to seize NYC. The British brought about 32,000 soldiers. -
Trenton Attack
George Washington led 2,400 soldiers across the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey. They defeated Hessians, German soldiers, in a surprise attack. -
Saratoga
One of the most important events of the war. British General John Burgoyne surrendered to the American Troops. -
Valley Forge
The Continental Army was trained by Friedrich Von Steuben, a Purssian captain and drillmaster. Also Marquis de Lafayette offered his help and led a command in Virginia. The Continental Army became a stronger force with the help of these two military leaders. -
Philadelphia
Due to not being able to pay the soldiers, the Congress named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. Robert Morris, alongside his associate Haym Salomon, raised funds and were finally able to pay the soldiers. A major from the army wrote in his diary saying that that day will be marked in History for being the first time where the troops of the U.S received one month's pay in specie. -
Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French Troops causing the defeat of the British. The French and American Troops had the British surrounded on the peninsula of Yorktown and had bombarded them day and night causing Cornwallis to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
The American negotiating team signed the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty confirmed the independence and boundaries of the U.S.