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The first battle of the Revolutionary War only lasted 15 minutes.
The War of Concord took place shortly after as 3,000 to 4,000 minutemen fired at the British killing dozens at a time. -
General Gage had sent 2,400 soldiers up the hill but they did not advance until the last minute. Where they then wiped out over 1,000 redcoats and the colonist had losted 450 men.
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To withhold rebellion the British isolated New England and then quickly isolated New York. They sailed into the New York harbor with 32,000 soldiers.
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George Washington risked his life along with 2,400 soldiers on Christmas night. They rowed across the icy Delaware RIver to reach Trenton, New Jersey.
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As Burgoyne was waiting for his fellow troops to arrive from Philadelphia. Burgoyne was surrounded by American troop in Saratoga.
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Back in the U.S. Washington and his army were fighting to stay alive while low on food and supplies. More than 2,000 soldiers died during this time and the survivors did not desert.
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Women had taken the place of their husbands working on farms and businesses. About 5,000 African Americans served in the Continental Army.
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Joined forces with George Washington to fight against the british. Along with 17,000 troops they surrounded the British in the YorkTown peninsula and began to bombard them.
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A French naval forced had defeated a British fleet and the blocked the Chesapeake Bay. By late September 17,000 troops surrounded the British on the YorkTown peninsula.
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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated a peace treaty with Great Britain.
