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The Battle of Lexington
On April 19th 1775 900 to 1000 British troops marched into Lexington to get wepons that weren't even there in Concord. The British were suprised to see 70 colonists standing with muskets. They wouldn't move, so the British fired.
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The Battle of Concord
Just a couple hours after the "battle" of Lexington another battle occured that is called the battle of Concord. The British were going there because they believed that there were wepons being stored there. Yet, at one point they were but the americans were able to steal them and burn down the building that held them.
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Fort Ticonderoga
On the night of May 10, 1775 the American leader Ethan Allen led his troops right to one of the British’s best forts while they were sleeping. He woke up the general and commanded to let the Americans take the fort. Since the British were not armed they had no other choice but to surrender the fort over to the Americans.
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Battle of Quebec
On November 1, 1775 Benadict Arnold wanted to invade Quebec in hope to defeat British forces. Yet, in the end it didn't work out right and the British won which made the American army weak from a grueling battle.
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The British retreat from Boston
On March 17, 1776 the British relized that thier city was un hold able. So they retreated from Boston and handed it over to the rebals.
In the picture it shows Willam Howe commanding his troops to retreat.