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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the war. 77 minutemen face 700 redcoats in Lexington, MA. Moving on to Concord, MA the redcoats face 400 minutmen, the Brits retreat. -
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The Revolutionary War
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The British won after three attemps to charge on Breed's hill but lost alot of numbers. The colonists had low ammo so they were told, "Do not fire till you see the whites of their eyes" -
The crossing of the Delaware
Washington's army decide to surpise attack the Brits in Trenton, NJ, they crossed the icy cold deleware and defeated the Brits. -
The Battle of Saratoga
A huge victory here due to the conditions in forests of NY, allowed Ben Franklin to convience the French to become our allies. -
Valley Forge
The US army camps near PA @ Valley Forge (the birth place of "American Army") Washington chose this camp to keep an eye on the brits and protect the other colonists in PA. Baron Van Steuben (a German soldier) trains them. -
Battle of Yorktown
The French Army became our allies. This was the last battle in the war and the American Army won!
