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British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to disarm colonists and to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, American militias win over British troops.
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American troops took Fort Ticonderoga, creating the war in New York against the British.
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Started only days after George Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.The British defeat the Americans
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The Americans wanted to attack Canada so they could distract British attention away from New England.
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British lost Boston, and then decided to take New York. The British defeat American troops.
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Battle continued from the Long Island battle. Again the American troops were defeated.
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The British wanted to control the Hudson River Valley to exile New England from the other colonies.
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British forces tried again after failing at Oriskany.
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British forces tried a third time, losing yet again, and giving the Americans a turning point win.
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The Battle of Saratoga consisted of multiple battles between the British and the Colonists. Most of which the British were drawn back.
