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Lexington and Concord
British soldiers, under leadership of General Gage, were looking to aeize weapons at a farm in Concord. They were successfully thwarted by militia outside of Lexington and attacked during their retreat to Boston -
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Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont attacked Fort Ticonderoga so they could capture is and have it as a vantage point. This was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War. They seized many huge cannons. -
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Bunker (Breed's) Hill
The British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city, some 1,000 colonial militiamen under Colonel William Prescott. The Americans retreated but the British suffered lots of fatalities. -
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Trenton/Princeton (NJ Campaign)
In the Battle of Trenton the Americans led by George Washington, defeated a large group of Hessians. The battle of Princeton was to capture Princeton, NJ. -
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Saratoga (Bemis Heights, the second battle)
Burgoyne’s second attack met with a fierce American resistance, spearheaded by Major General Benedict Arnold, in the wooded area of Bemis Heights south of Saratoga. Known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, or the Second Battle of Saratoga, this American victory proved to be a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
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Seige of Charleston
British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 give America their biggest loss -
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Battle of King's Mountain
Americans charged up the hill and without surrender, defeated the British. The British suffered many casualties. -
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Siege of Yorktown
Washingtons army, made up of French and Americans encircled the British troops so they surrended, this ended the War