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bunker hill
2000 redcoats attacked. The minute men were commanded to not fire until they saw the "whites of their eyes." Colonists decided to fortify two hills that overlooked Boston. -
New york
This battle would prove to be decisive, both armies really needed to control this city
British lost: 377 Seeing the extreme loses, the British pulled back and offered the Americans a chance to surrender. Washington refused to surrender but knew he had to retreat or lose his whole army
Hope began to fade as the Americans retreated from New York City -
concord and Lexington
the battles of concord and Lexington was the first major military campaign of the American revolutionary war resulting in an American victory and out posting of military support for the anti British cause. -
seige of boston
The British woke up to the Boston surrounded by colonists cannons pointing at the city. Instead of risking a bloody fight with the colonists they believed they were extremely armed. 9000 British soldiers were shipped out to the city along as 1,100 loyalists. -
Trenton
Late on December 25,1776, Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware and surprised the Hessians after their Christmas celebrations
surrendered without loosing a single man
868 Hessians were taken prisoner, and a week later a victory at Princeton saw another 300 British troops captured
These victories were exactly what the Patriots needed
While the Americans had made camp on one side of the Delaware River, the Hessians had made their camp at Trenton New Jersey -
Princeton
Princeton saw another 300 British troops captured.
Washington escaped from one enemy to attack another at Princeton. ...
“A very intelligent young gentleman” provided Washington with valuable intelligence. ...
Opposing forces almost missed one another.
Many British soldiers believed they had killed Gen.Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne’s slow movement through the New York
wilderness gave Washington time to plan
When Burgoyne finally arrived at Saratoga Springs, the area was swarming with militia
Heavily outnumbered, Burgoyne surrendered on Oct. 17, 1777 -
valley forge
A brutal winter set in, and the army was low on food, clothing, fuel, and many other essential supplies
Many of the soldiers died from starvation and disease
As the winter started to turn to Spring, the Continental Army looked towards new training
Washington commissioned Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian officer, to train the army
He used a method of continual drilling to turn the rag tag army into a true fighting force -
Monmouth
As the British left Philadelphia, the Patriots chased them all the way to Monmouth, NJ
The battle took place on June 28, 1778
Washington was able to rally his troops into pushing the British back across the Hudson to NYC
Finally both armies were back where the war had begun. General Howe had been replaced by Sir Henry Clinton, which created some instability in the British Army -
Clinton takes the Carolinas and Georgia
began the “southern campaign” by taking over Savannah, GA
He then pushed through to the Carolina
After successfully taking over the South, Clinton left Lord Cornwallis in charge
Cornwallis soon learned that he really did not have control of the Carolina at all. -
yorktown
Cornwallis moved his entire army into a small part of Yorktown in Virginia. Meanwhile, Washington had started received troops and supplies from the French
5,000 were already added to the Continental Army and another 3,000 were scheduled to arrive on 29 French War Ships.On Oct. 6, 1781 the trap sprung and the Continental Army and the French began an artillery assault on the town that lasted for days. -
treaty of paris
to end the war they had to sign a treaty must be written out and signed. Representatives from England and America met in France to outline the treaty. England had to recognize America as a country, give up all there land claims of Canada and south Mississippi, and the US would have to return all Land and property to the loyalists taken during the war. -
end of fighting
The American Revolution officially ended on September 3, 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.To formally end a war, a treaty must be written out and signed. -
freed african soilders
It is estimated that 20,000 African Americans joined the British cause, which promised freedom to enslaved people, as Black Loyalists. -
foreign officers arrive
a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France, ending French hegemony in continental Europe and creating a unified Germany.