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Paul Revere's Ride
To go to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops - 700 of them - were marching to Concord to arrest them. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
It started the American Revolutionary war. 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 Bunker Hill
Boston was being besieged by thousands of American armed military. The British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, in order to gain a tactical advantage. -
The Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. -
Washington's Crossing
Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey. After several councils of war, General George Washington set the date for the river crossing for Christmas night. -
Battle of Saratoga
On September 19 the army moved south and engaged the forces at the Battle of Freeman's Farm, the First Battle of Saratoga. In the beginning of the battle, many British officers were killed in the open fields by long-range marksmen concealed in the thick woods. -
Valley Forge
The severe winter proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men. -
Battle of Yorktown
It was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty.