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Colonist called the Second Continental Congress to debate about independence and reconciliation. Congress agreed to recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander.
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This battle happened because the British Commander heard about the supplies of powder. This battle lasted 15 minutes
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The colonist attacked the british by making them think they were unarmed.
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It was the deadliest battle of the war. The British general decided to attack on Breed's Hill. The were more British casualties than the colonist with 1,450 casualties in total.
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In troop deployment and combat, it was the largest battle of the entire war. After defeating the British in the Siege of Boston on March 17, 1776, commander-in-chief General George Washington brought the Continental Army to defend the port city of New York, located at the southern end of Manhattan Island.
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General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas in 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton, Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.
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the British army began an initiative to capture the colonial capitol of Philadelphia. The Battle of Brandywine led to the eventual capture of the continental capitol at Philadelphia by the British army on September 26, 1777
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On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat.
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The British occupied Philadelphia, Washington and his army hunkered down for a harsh winter at Valley Forge. No battle was fought there, yet, it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
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He was known in the United States simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles.
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American force of Colonial and French troops laid siege to the British Army at Yorktown, Virginia. Led by George Washington and French General, they began their final attack on October 14th, capturing two British defenses and leading to the surrender, just days later, of British General Lord Cornwallis and nearly 9,000 troops.
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The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America had ended The Revolutionary War.
