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Battles of Lexington and Concord
was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Paul Revere's Ride
is a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere -
Battle of Bunker Hill
early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83) , the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts -
The Declaration of Independence
a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” -
Washington's Crossing
General George Washington set the date for the river crossing -
Battle of Saratoga
marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Valley Forge
After failing to retake the city, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia