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Battles of Lexington and Concord (start event)
Location: Lexington and Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Result: Colonial victory; start of the American Revolutionary War In April, British troops were ordered to Lexington and Concord to seize stores of colonial gunpowder and to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. At Lexington, open conflict occurred and eight Americans were killed. At Concord, the British troops were forced to retreat with the loss of 70 men. This was the first instance of open warfare. -
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The American Revolutionary War
Countries involved: United States, France (1778–83), Spain (1779–83), Dutch Republic (1780–83) vs. Great Britain, Loyalists, German auxiliaries. American Military Leaders: George Washington, Nathan Hale, Ethan Allen, Richard Montgomery, Benedict Arnold, Francis Marion, Nathanael Greene, Horatio Gates, (France) Marquiis de Lafayette, (France) Comte de Rochambeau, (Spain) Bernardo de Galvez British Leaders: King George III, Charles Cornwallis, William Howe, John Burgoyne, Thomas Gage -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Location: Ticonderoga, New York
Result: Colonial victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Result: British victory -
United States Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Trenton
Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Result: Decisive American victory -
Battle of Princeton
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Result: Decisive American victory -
Battle of Saratoga I
Location: Saratoga County, New York
Result: British victory -
Battle of Saratoga II (turning point)
Location: Saratoga County, New York
Result: Decisive American victory In this battle, the US defeated and captured the British army, which led to the French to help the US in the war, and played a key role in naval battles. -
Battle of Flamborough Head
Location: off Flamborough Head, North Sea
Result: American/French victory -
Battle of Charleston
March 29 – May 12, 1780
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Result: British victory -
Battle of Yorktown
September 28 – October 19, 1781
Location: Yorktown, Virginia
Result: Decisive American/French victory -
Battle of Blue Licks
Location: Near present Mount Olivet, Kentucky
Result: British and American Indian victory -
Treaty of Paris
Acknowledging the United States to be a free, sovereign and independent nation; Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America; Granting fishing rights to United States fishermen in the Grand Banks, off the coast of Newfoundland and in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; Recognizing the lawful contracted debts to be paid to creditors on either side; Prisoners of war on both sides are to be released; Ratification of the treaty must occur within six months from the signing
