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The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first two main battles to take place in the American Revolutinary War.
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Benidict Arnold and Eathan Allen crossed Lake Champlain at dawn, surprising and capturing the still-sleeping British Garrison at Fort Ticonderoga.
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The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the British, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost.
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The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights was fought on August 27, 1776. It was a defeat for the Continental army, and the beginning of a successful campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York.
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General George Washington’s army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 with 2400 men. Washington saw a way to suprise the British.
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British general and playwright John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 British and Hessian troops to American General Horatio Gates at Saratoga, which is a big turning point in the war, because the French decide to help.
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In July of 1780, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown. This was against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
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The Battle of Cowpens was a firm victory by the Continental Army forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War over the British Army led by Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
