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Lexington and Concord
The commanding officers were John Parker for the Americans and Francis Smith for the British, this set the wheels in motion for the rest of the war. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen led the Green Mountain Boys to a capture of the fort under the control of William Delaplace and the English, this loss for the British forced the transport of weapons and arms to Boston -
Bunker Hill
William Howe led the British army to a victory at the battle ut the death toll for the british gave William Prescott and the colonist patriot army hope. -
Trenton and Princeton
George Washington won what is noted as his first successes in these battles, beating the British and Johann Rall, this renewed the hope in the American cause. -
Saratoga
Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates led the Patriots to the defeat of John Burgoyne and the British Army, this battle was seen as the turning point of the war as a whole -
Siege of Charleston
Benjamin Lincoln forced General Cornwallis to surrender the city, this loss for the Americans cmae at the price of losing many soldiers and arms to the Brtitish. -
King's Mountain
William Campbell led the Patriots to a decisive win over Patrick Ferguson and the Loyalist army, this battle prompted the southern colonies to not back the British. -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington and Rochambeau led General Cornwallis to surrender Yorktown , this was the first French involvment and after this started the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris
