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Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord is where the British marched to Lexington to take weapons, ammunition, and bombs away from the colonists. Luckily, colonists saw the redcoats battled with them in an open field. After 5 dead colonists and other wounded the colonists ran away into woods and tall grass to hide. The British marched towards them and then the colonists popped out, Massacring the British. In the end colonists won and kept the cities and weaponry. -
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill was an all out brawl by the Colonists against the British in Massachusetts. Sadly, the British defeated the Americans in the battle -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival. -
Battle of Trenton
The significance of the conflict was that the Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. -
Battle of Yorktown
The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. It also cemented Washington's reputation as a great leader and eventual election as first president of the United States.
