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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
