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1000 of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming..." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington
- 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
- "shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- British wins Battle of Concord
- Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
- American victory
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Battle of Bunker Hill
- Fought on Breed's hill map
- "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
- British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy