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Battle of Lexington
700 British troops march toward the town of Lexington on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal. Only to find a group of 77 Minutemen waiting for them -
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American Revolution
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The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. Cannons and other armaments from the fort were transported to Boston and used to fortify Dorchester Heights and break the standoff at the Siege of Boston -
Battle of Bunker Hill
As the British troops advanced, the colonists waited behind their dirt and brush fortifications until troops came within fifty yards of the fortifications. When the British were close enough, the Americans launched a deadly volley of fire which the British troops were ill-prepared to meet -
The Battle of Trenton
After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired re-enlistments -
The battle of Princeton
George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek in Trenton. That night, he evacuated his position, circled around General Lord Cornwallis' army, and went to attack the British garrison at Princeton -
The Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Culper's Letters
Washington's letter, dated June 27, 1779, signifies the dangers of a circuitous route. Tallmadge was on his way from Washington's headquarters to drop this letter off with one of the Culpers. -
Treaty of Paris
signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.
