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The Battle Of Lexington & Concord
The British Army went to Boston to capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and to destroy the Americans weapons and ammunition in Concord. The Battles of Lexington and Concord fought on April 19, 1775. This started the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). The march quickly turned into a slaughter British soldiers were killed by the dozen. -
The Battle Of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. About 2,400 british soldiers were sent to fight in Bunkers Hill and over 1,000 soldiers died. This war happened because the American forces learned that the British were planning on taking over the hills around Boston in order to gain an advantage. -
The Battle Of New York
During the American Revolution, British forces under General William Howe defeated Patriot forces while George Washington was in control at the Battle of Brooklyn in New York.The main fighting started in August 1776 involving a series of American defeats. -
The Battle Of Trenton
The battle was fought on the morning of December 26, 1776. The American forces won the Battle of Trenton. The battle pitted approximately 2,400 soldiers of the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington, up against about 1,400 Hessian soldiers commanded by Colonel Johann Rall. Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops -
The Battle Of Philadelphia
Battle of Philadelphia happened during the summer of 1777. Washington positioned 11,000 men between Howe and Philadelphia but was forced back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777. There were over 1,000 casualties, but the British only lost about half that number. The defeat at the Battle of Brandywine led to the eventual capture of the continental capitol at Philadelphia by the British army on September 26, 1777. -
The Battle Of Saratoga
His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered. The Battle was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Marquis De Lafayette & The Battle of Yorktown
Lafayette cornered Britain's Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in a triangular trap comprised of French reinforcements to the west, American troops to the east, and the York River to the north. After a siege of several days, Cornwallis capitulated on October 19, 1781. Marquis de Lafayette was known in the United States as Lafayette, a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War commanding American troops in many battles. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War. It was signed on September 3, 1783. The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784. There were three separate treaties, signed on 3 September 1783 in Paris. The Thirteen Colonies became independent and received all the former territories of East Louisiana.
