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Lexington and Concord
British: Thomas Gage
Americans: Captain Parker
This battle secured the military supplies at these locations and started the Revolutionary War. -
Fort Ticonderoga
British: William Delaplace
Americans: Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
It was the first major American victory in the war. It also supplied soldiers with more artillery. -
Bunker (Breed's) Hill
British: General Howe and Robert Pigot
Americans: William Prescott
It allowed the British to control Boston Harbor. -
Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
British: Hessians
Americans: George Washington
The American wins encouraged the war effort and boosted morale. -
Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
British: General Burgoyne
Americans: Benedict Arnold
This battle encouraged France to join allegiance to the American Colonists. -
Siege of Charleston
British: General Clinton
Americans: General Benjamin Lincoln
This American loss was the worst defeat of the war. -
King's Mountain
British: Patrick Ferguson
Americans: Benjamin Cleveland and James Johnson
This victory prevented further invasion of North Carolina and forced the Brits to return to South Carolina. -
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Yorktown
British: General Cornwallis
Americans: George Washington
This battle ended the war and caused America to win its independence. The French and the Americans worked together to trap Cornwallis and his men.