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Battle of bunker hill
boston was over looked because the fortifying hills so that made the patriots hoped to drive the british from that seaport. William Howe was ordered a frontal assult by soldiers in the middle of the day. He put soldiers into dangerous positions. Howes point wasnt proven so british suffered because of two charges failed. six months after this battle colonel henry arrived with weapons to reinforce patriots outside. -
Battle of trenton
when british left boston and tried to take over new york city. to cut them off from the rest of the colonies. the british crushed them and washinghon planed a counter attack on december 26 with more than 1000 german mercenaries at the battle of trenton. washington won. -
battle of princeton
in 1777 washington began with another victory. the troops were moved at right because heavy casualities was inflicted in washington. all of this was on general charles cornwallis troops at this battle. now at the end of the battle they hadnt won many they suffered more defeats. he lost phileadelphia to Howes army -
native americans support the british
the native americans support them by keeping the colonist in the east. they did this because they wanted there land back. -
saratoga
patriots had a trap which was in saratoga. in october they had burgoyne to surrender. people belived that when that happen it was the greatest victory yet but they also suggested u.s might win the war. there win encourage france to reconigze american independence and to enter the war. -
mommouth
when the fight of britian and wasghtions pursuit at the monmouth new jersey. the britian won. the constant soliders demonstrated thier prolbem since -
the french support the patriots
the french supports the patriots because france welcomed the opportunity to weaken an old enemy which was britian. and they also doubted that the patriots could actually win. -
valley forge
when washgtions army spent thier harsh and hungry winter outside of philidelphia. some didnt have no coats or shoes. thier where a little od supplies and food because the british was selling everything at very high prices and bounded the ports. -
fort at vincennes
allies were captured so then they responded but only the british and thier native american but a few months later they racaptured a fort at vincennes. they also reached vincennes and convince them to abandon thier british allies. that allowed patriots to recover the fort
