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lexington and concord
On april 19th a cold wendy dawn the redcoats reached massachusetts not far away from concord.Eight minutemen were killed and 10 was hurt but only one british soldier was injured the battle lasted 10 minutes.The british soldiers went back to boston in a march but it ended up to be a slaughter. -
bunker hill
on june 17, 1775 gage sent 2,400 british soldiers up the hill. the colonists lost 430 men while the british suffered 1,000 casualties. it was the deadliest battle of the war. -
new york
the british quickly attempted to seize new york. british sailed to new york with about 32,000 soldiers.Then they marched to new york and defeated garrison in a surprise attack. -
saratoga
Burgoyne surrendered at saratoga on october 17, 1777 because american troops surounded him. -
Marquis De Lafayette
they arrived to help with such european help the continental army become an effective fighting force. -
valley forge
more than 2,000 died fighting for food and supplies to stay alive at winter camp. -
Yorktown
british where surrounded by 17,000 french and american troops at the peninsula. -
Treaty of Paris
U.S independence was confirmed and set the boundaries of the new nation.