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Battle Of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War. It secured the strategic passageway north to Canada and netted the patriots an important cache of artillery. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on Breeds Hill "Don't fire until you see the white in their eyes" William Prescott British Victory (Americans run out of ammunition) British learn that it's not easy to beat Americans I was surprised. This also showed that Americans could defeat the British if they had more ammunition. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. (They got independence July 2 but put their independence day on the 4th.) -
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, (August 27–29, 1776), in the American Revolution, successful British action in Brooklyn, New York, against the American Continental Army and the first major battle of the war since the American declaration of independence on July 4. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
During the American Revolutionary War, Patriot's General George Washington crossed the Delaware River with 5,400 soldiers to surprise the Hessian troops celebrating Christmas in a winter dormitory in Trenton, NJ. The unconventional attack was after several months of serious defeat by Washington's army, resulting in the loss of New York City and other strategic fortresses in the region -
Battle of Trenton
"The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall. Although Rall had received warnings of colonial movements, his men were exhausted and unprepared for Washington’s attack—though rumors that they were drunk from Christmas celebrations are unfounded. 22 were killed, 92 wounded, 918 captured and 400 escaped in the Battle of Trenton." The Americans suffered two frozen to death and five wounded.\" -
Battle of Princeton
On January 3, 1777, the peaceful winter fields and woods of Princeton Battlefield marked what is considered to be the fiercest fight of its size during the American Revolution. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga fought in two stages on September 19 and October 7, 1777, proved to be a turning point in the American struggle for independence. -
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Winter at Valley Forge
General Washington using the time between December 1777 and June 1778 to train his men and to fight to maintain his position as the head of the Continental Army.Washington camped with his troops at Valley Forge, nearly twenty miles north of Philadelphia. -
Treaty of Amity and Commerce/ Treaty of Alliance
On February 6, 1778, France and the Young United States signed the Friendship and Trade Treaty and the Alliance Treaty in Paris, France. The Friendship Trade Treaty recognized the United States as an independent country and promoted trade between France and the United States. The treaty created a military alliance against Britain and set US independence as a condition of peace. The treaty also called for France and the United States to agree on any peace agreement. -
Battle of Charleston
After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on this day in 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina. -
Battle of Springfield
American Forces was commanded by Gen. Nathaniel Greene and consisted of about 2,050 Soldiers. British Forces was commanded by Gen. W. Knyphausen and consisted of about 2,550 Soldiers. Casualties - American casualties were estimated to be 23 killed, 89 wounded, 9 missing, and 10 captured. -
Battle of Camden, SC
The Battle of Camden in South Carolina was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British General Charles Cornwallis’s force on the morning of August 16, 1780. -
Battle of Cowpens
"Battle of Cowpens, (January 17, 1781), in the American Revolution, brilliant American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina that slowed Lord Cornwallis’s campaign to invade North Carolina. British casualties were estimated at about 600, whereas the Americans lost only 72." -
Battle of Kings Mountain
"The Revolutionary War battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina proved to be a stinging defeat in the British attempt to secure control of the Southern colonies.(American victory) -
Battle of Yorktown
American victory. Outnumbered and outfought during a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace with the British and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.