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Battle of Lexington and Concord
British were trying to find the militias stores of ammunition and arms. Paul Revere and William Dawes warned the militia that the British were coming. 79 militia met 1,000 British troops. 8 militia were killed. This was the first battle in the American Revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker hill, also called Breeds Hill. This was the was the first major battle of the American Revolution. This battle was fought in Charleston. Although the British won the battle the victory led encouragement to the revolutionary cause. -
Battle of Long Island
The British Army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington. The battle was part of a British campaign to get control over New York and isolate New England from the rest of other Colonies. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton in the morning in December in New Jersey. Colonial militia led by George Washington. -
Battle of Monmouth
The battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary war battle fought on June 26 1777 -
Battle of Saratoga
Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777. The two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. The battle went from September 19 to October. -
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Cowpens, fought on January 17 1781, was an engagement between American Patriot forces under Brigadier, General Daniel Morgan. -
Battle of Yorktown
In the fall of 1781, a combined American force of Colonial and French troops laid siege to the British Army at Yorktown, New York
