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Lexington and Concord
It took place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The Commanding officer of the Massachusetts Bay was William Heath, and for Great Britain it was Francis Smith. The Strategic importance was driving British back to Boston, and the start of the Revolutionary war -
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Fort Ticonderoga
It took place in Essex County, New York, the commanders of the "Green Mountain Boys", or Massachusetts Bay, were Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, and for Great Britain, William Delaplace. The Stratigic importance of this battle was to imped communication between northern and southern units of the British Army and give the nascent Continental Army a staging ground for the invasion of Quebec -
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Bunker Hill
This battle took place in Charlestown, Massachusetts and involved the United Colonies and Great Britain. William Prescottwas the commander of the United Colonies, and Joseph Warren for the British. For the Americans the lose offered a greater chance of retreat if defeat was imminent, and the British adopted more cautious plans. -
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Trenton/Princeton
These Battles took place in Trenton New Jersey and Princeton, New Jersey. In Trenton The United States and the Hesse-Kassel were battling and in Princeton, United States and Britain. With George Washington being the commander for US and Johann Rall for the Hesse-Kassel, and Charles Mawhood for Britain. The Strategic importance was to Increase the hope and range of the US forces -
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Saratoga, Bemis Heights
This battle took place after the Freeman's Farm battle, in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. For the British and Hesse-Hanau the leaders were Major Williams, and Captain Pausch. And for America it was General Lincoln. The Strategic importance of this battle was to reduce the amount of British defenses -
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Siege of Charleston
Takes place in Charleston, South Carolina. The Loyalists to Great Britain and Hesse went against France and the United States, With Sir Henry Clinton and Marion Arbuthnot leading the British and Louis Duportail and Denjamin Lincoln leading the French and Americans. The Strategic importance was the surrender of american forces, diminishing their numbers. -
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Battle of King's Mountain
This took place in Kings Mountain, South Carolina and involves the Patriot militia, which was lead by Benjamin Cleveland, James Johnston, William Campbell, John Sevier, Joseph McDowell and Isaac Shelby, and the Loyalist militia, lead by Patrick Ferguson and Abraham DePeyster, the Strategic importance of this battle was the destruction of Ferguson's Loyalist militia and the retreat of the British from North Carolina to South Carolina -
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Siege of Yorktown
This battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia and involved The United States, Canadian auxiliaries, and France, against Great Britain, Loyalists, Hesse-Kassel, and Ansbach. The head commanders of the American and French were George Washington and Comte de Rochambeua and for the British Lord Cornwallis and Thomas Symonds. The Strategic importance was the End of major land operations in North America for the British and the beginning of peace negotiations