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Lexington and Concord
-These battles were fought on April 19, 1775
-The commanding officers were John Parker (MB) and Francis Smith (GB)
- It was the first battle and the British were trying to destroy an armory in Concord -
Fort Ticonderoga
- Ethan Allen (Green Mountain Boys) and William Deplace (GB)
- It was the first colonists victory
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Bunker (Breed's) Hill
- Israel Putnam (UC) and William Howe (GB) were commanding leaders
- Both sides were trying to capture Bunker Hill and took place during the Siege of Boston. Patriots killed a lot of British = morale boost
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Trenton/ Princeton
PRINCETON
- George Washington (US) and Charles Mawhood (GB) were the commanding officers
- It was a US win and it made the men believe that they could win the war
TRENTON
-George Washington (US) and Johann Rall (GB) were the commanding officers
- captured Trenton and gave the Americans even more hope -
Siege of Charleston
- Sir Henry Clinton (GB) and Benjamin Lincoln (US) were the commanding officers
- The British gained control of the South and the Americans lost. (POW)
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Saratoga
- Horatio Gates (US) and John Burgoyne (GB) were the commanding officers
- It was the major turning point of the war, the British started to retreat, and Burgoyne's campaign failed
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King's Mountain
- James Johnston (US) and Patrick Fergunson (GB) were the commanding officers
- It became obvious that the Americans in the South would not back the British, British defeat
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Yorktown
- George Washington (US) and Charles Cornwallis (GB) were the commanding officers
- The importance of this battle was it ended the war, America became free, and the British had many POW's along with a great number of dead soliders
