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Lexington & Concord
The british marched to lexington and killed 7 colonists. the colonists hid behind walls and in the woods and killed the british. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The colonists faught hard and the british surrendered to them. -
battle of bunker hill
colonists build a 6 foot high wall and 130 some long wall. The british charged 3 times before they won. -
Battle of long island
The british out numbered the colonists very badly and thats a main reason why the british won. They killed a colonists spy that dressed up as a dutch school teacher. -
Battle of trenton
The colonists suprizied the british and they fled. this was a major win for the colonists -
battle of Saratoga
The british surrendered to the colonists. -
Battle of Yorktown
They surrounded the british and had a plan to make them flee. The colonists had 14,000 troops on this battle -
battle of cowpens
after the british lost this battle they gave up trying to conquer the Carolinas.