-
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. The battle of Lexington and Concord was the kick-off of the American Revolutionary War, lead by Colonel Francis Smith. The battle was known for “the shot heard round the world.” which was shot by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The colonies won this battle. -
Period: to
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was held in Massachusetts. The colonies involved were Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
The British won over the Americans during this war. -
Declaration of Independence Written/Signed
Started on July 2, 1776, published on July 4, 1776, and it wasn’t signed until August 2, 1776. These people were appointed by the Continental Congress, they were Jefferson, Benjamin, Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. It announced the separation of the 13 American British colonies from Great Britain. -
Period: to
Battle of Trenton/Princeton
George Wahington led a group of people through Delaware to attack Hessian mercenaries on Christmas day. Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, Hugh Mercer, Johann Rall, John Glover, and Nathanael Green were also involved with this war. The war was won by the Continental Army, which George Washington led. -
Period: to
Battle of Saratoga
It included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army. This was also a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War. The commanders and leaders of this battle were Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln, Enoch Poor, Ebenezer Learned, Daniel Morgan, and James Livingston. -
Period: to
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, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, effectively ending the War for Independence
