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leaders called the second continental Congress in philadelphia to debate their next move. The loyalties that divided colonists spaker.
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THe king's troops know as "redcoats" because of their uniforms, reached Lexington, Massachusett, five miles short of concord, on the cold windy dawn.
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he Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
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To stop the rebellion the British quickly attempted to size New York City.They sailed into New York with 32,000 soldiers. In August the british had pushed Washington's army.
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Despite the victory Washington risked everything.He led 2,400 men across the ice-chocked river.They marched to Trenton,New Jersey and defeated many Hessians. They later regrouped and they captured the american capital in Philadelphia.
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Burgoyne traveled through forested wilderness.While he was fighting off the colonial.
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While this hopeful turn of events took place in Paris washington
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American troops began an amazing transformation.
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Shortly after learning of Corwalli's actions the armies of lafayette and Washington moved south toward Yorktown