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The fist shot of the war was fired there.No one knew fired it and was nicknamed "Shot Heard Round the world".
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Click to learn more.No one was killed in this battle. Only one American was captured.
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The patriots lost but they learned to hide behind stuff to keep safe. -
General Burgoyne captured both American forts which barred his progress up the Hudson River.
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General Robert Howe made a feeble attempt to defend the city. Howe was forced to retire to S. Carolina.
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Under cover of fog, British crossed Ashley River & established themseleves on Charleston Neck.
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Turning point in the reconquest of south Carolina from the British.
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American and French Forces beat General Cornwallis.
Last major land battle of the revolutionary war.