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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere was instructed by the Sons of Liberty to ride to Lexington, Mass., to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them... On his way to Lexington, Revere raised the alarm, stopping at each house. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Mass. -
The Declaration of Independence
An official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
Washington's Crossing
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized by G.W. against the Hessian forces in new jersey -
Battle of Saratoga
Marker the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
Functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington -
Battle of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, German or the siege of Little York.