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Birth of Marquis de Lafayette
He was a French aristocrat and military officer who would end up having fought in the American Revolutionary War commanding American troops in several battles. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
These were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
The battle took place in Charlestown Massachusetts; the main objective of both Colonial and British Troops. The battle was named after this hill although most of the fighting occurred on the adjacent hill, Breed's Hill. -
Battle of New York
It was the largest battle of the entire war, and was a decisive defeat for George Washington and his Continental Army. -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. -
Battle of Philadelphia
General Washington positioned 11,000 men between Howe and Philadelphia but was outflanked and driven back at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 and suffered over 1,000 casualties, while the British lost about half that number. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Valley Forge
After failing to retake the city, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. They remained there for six months. No fighting actually happened but it was still a turning point in the war. -
Siege of Yorktown
The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
