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Invasion Of Quebec
Patriot forces under control of Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery tried to capture Quebec 1st major defeat of the Revolutionary War for the Americans -
Battle of Trenton
Patriots under control of George Washington attacked German troops under the control of Colonel Johann Rall.
1,400 German troops were unprepared.
Rall had warnings that the americans were going to attack
Germans: 22 killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured, 400 escaped
Americans: 2 froze to death, 5 wounded -
Battle of Princeton
Washington confused General Cornwallis's troops about how they where going to leave Trenton. Cornwallis thought they where going to take the Delaware River but the Continental Army snuck around the side of the British Army. They caught the rear guard of the British Army. Patriots lost 40 soldiers. The British lost 275 -
Battle of Brandywine
British Generals Howe and Cornwallis lead an attack on the Patriot outpost at Brandywine Creek. Howe and Cornwallis split their 18,000 troops in half. Howe attacked from the front while Cornwallis attacked from behind. Americans lost 1,100 while the British only lost 600. Americans also lost their cannons because their artillery horses were killed during the battle. -
Battle of Cowpens
British lost 800 men and Patriots loss less than 100
First Patriot victory
Proved to be a moral boost.
Turning point in the War's Southern Campaign
