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The New York Revolution
As part of a plan to stop rebellion by isolating New England, the British quickly attempted to seize New York City. The British sailed into New York harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000 soldiers. -
The Concord Revolution
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence. -
The Lexington
On April 19th of 1775 on the town green at Lexington Massachusetts the tensions that had been building up between the American colonist and the British Empire finally exploded into warfare; the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
The Trenton Revolution
The Hessian force at Trenton numbered 1,400 under the leadership of Colonel Johann Rall.As he approached the town, Washington divided his men, sending flanking columns under General Nathaniel Greene and General John Sullivan. Meanwhile, Colonel Henry Knox’s cannons fired on the garrison.
