American Revolution battles, Myles Bachus, block 5

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  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    Skirmishes between American and British soldiers took place
    Later called "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"
    Ethan Allen

  • Bunker (Breed's) Hill

    William Prescott
    Occupied the hill with 1,200 colonial troops
    British won battle

  • Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)

    George Washington
    Led the main body of continental army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton
  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Fort Ticonderoga

    John Brown
    Led 500 Americans to attempt to capture fort

  • Saratoga (Bemis Heights, the second battle)

    John Burgoyne
    Led large invasion army up the Champlain valley from Canada

  • Siege of Charleston

    Benjamin Lincoln
    After six weeks of siege, surrenders to British numbering 5,000
  • King's Mountain

    King's Mountain

    James Johnson
    Patrick Ferguson
    Patriot militia beats the loyalist militia