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THE FIRST SHOUT
The first shout in lexington and concord we don't know how shout the first shout.We do know it was the first battle. The British won'e and the American don't won'e. The shout hrad a ronud the word. -
THE 2nd BATTLE
On June 17, 1775 General Howe led 2600 British soldiers up Breed's Hill. British warships also fired on the patriots position. The Americans held off two British charges, but were finally forced to retreat on the third charge. The British suffered heavy losses with 226 men killed and 828 more wounded. The British gained control of Breed's Hill. -
THE 3#RD Battle
The Battle at Saratoga, New York * The turning point of the war for the American Patriots. * American forces defeated the British in their attempt to split the colonies at the Hudson River. * Because of this victory the French were willing to enter into an alliance with the Americans which brought both financial aid and the help of the French navy. -
the 4# battle
Charleston, South Carolina * The first attempt by the British to capture Charleston was stopped by the tides and the resilience of the palmetto log fort that became known as Fort Moultrie * The British were successful the second time around. * The port of Charleston, South Carolina was under siege by the British for many days. * It was attacked by blockading the harbor and cutting off supply lines, until it fell to the British. * Soon Patriot partisans were fighting the Brit -
THE 5 Battle
Cowpens * Important battle in South Carolina. Showed the cooperation of the regular Continental Army and the irregular partisan forces. * The partisans led the attack and then fled the field, tricking the British regulars into thinking that the Americans were retreating. * Instead the partisans lured the British forces into range of the regular American army. The British were soundly defeated and retreated northward toward Virginia. -
The last battle
The Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the Revolution. British General Cornwallis had violated an order from British Parliament by marching into Yorktown, Virginia and making it his base of operations. Britain had ordered him to attack the Maryland-Delaware peninsula and Philadelphia. Cornwallis' troops were pinned between the French navy and Washington's soldiers. He was forced to surrender, giving the American's their independence from England.
