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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Started in 1775 to 1783. It started on the night of April 18, 1775,
hundreds and hundreds of british soldiers marches from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms stock. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm."the British are coming, the British are coming", they alarmed. -
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revolutionary war
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Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, early in the revolutionary war, the British defeated the Americans in the Battle of bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties againts the enemies, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
Battle of Trenton
in December 26, 1776, the Continental army started its charge on the city.Three columns marched through thick snow with Washington personally leading the middle charge. As the soldiers pushed forward,artillery began to fire. At the same time, German drums urgently called the Hessians to arms. To his astonishmint, Washington had maintained the element of surprise. -
Battle of Saratoga
The DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER strategy that Burgoyne presented The Divide and Conquer strategy that Burgoyne presented to British ministers in London was to invade America from Canada by advancing down the Hudson Valley to Albany. There, he would be joined by other British troops under the command of Sir William Howe. Howe would be bringing his troops north from New Jersey and New York City. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Nathanael Greene had taken over command of the American Continental Army in the South. Prior to General Greene's command, the war in the South had not been going very well, but Greene put in some new tactics that enabled American victories and caused the British Army to retreat to the East Coast. The British Army was now surrounded at Yorktown. They were greatly outnumbered by the French and American troops. For eleven days the American forces bombarded the British.
