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lexington and concord
location: Massachusetts of american soldiers: 3800 # of british soldiers: 1500 important figures: John parker & william health major-general francis smith & major john pitcairn
winner: americans
american killed: 49 british killed: 73
american wounded: 39 british wounded: 174
american captured:0 british captured: 53
The massachusetts goverment act had increased the patroit majority and loyalist minority. A british officer then rode forward waving his sword. The british went back to boston. -
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Battle of america
location: Massachusetts of american soldiers: 3800 # of british soldiers: 1500 important figures: John parker & william health major-general francis smith & major john pitcairn
winner: americans
american killed: 49 british killed: 73
american wounded: 39 british wounded: 174
american captured:0 british captured: 53
The massachusetts goverment act had increased the patroit majority and loyalist minority. A british officer then rode foward waving his sword. The british went back to boston. -
siege of ticonderoga
location: Fort ticonderoga, New York of america soldiers:168 # british soldiers: 78 important figures: Ethan allen & benedict arnold & captain william DeLaPlace
American capture: 1
The siege of boston began.100 men crossed lake champlain and at down on May 10 slipped into the fort. No real winner here. -
Bunker Hill
loaction: Charlestown,Massachusetts american soldiers: 2400 # british soldiiers: 3000 important figures: william prescott & israel putnam & sir william howe
winner: british
americans killed: 115 british killed: 226
american wounded: 305 british wounded: 828
american captured: 30
The americans blocked the british. continental army occupied the hills to the west. British decided to seize the charlestown across the harbor. Soldiers digged into the fortify bunker hill with the cover of night. -
Trenton
location: Trenton, New Jersey american soldiers: 2400 # british soldiers: 1520 important figures: George Washington & Johann Rall
winner: americans
american killed: 2 british killed: 22
american wounded: 5 british wounded: 86
british captured: 906
Washington's army crossed new jersey toward philadelphia.General Sullivan's troops arrivied in town, announing their arrival by the boom of artillery.The american troops had a sense of defeat which quikly translated into high sickness and desertion. -
Saratoga ( Freemam's farm)
Location: Saratoga County, New York american soldiers: 9000 # british soldiers: 7200 important figures: Horatio Gate & General John Burgoyne
Winner:
Americans killed: 60 british killed: 140
American wounded: 260 british wounded: 370
british wounded: 390
General Burgoyne concerted with british ministry a plan for the campaign of 1777. The enlish right wing was there to encounter burgoyne. Gates withdrawed from his position by fighting. -
Yorktown
Location: Yorktown, Virgina american solders: 20,600 # british soldiers: 8,980 important figures: george washington & Lord charles cornwallas
winner:america
americans killed: 72 british killed: 309
american wounded: 180 british wounded:326
british captured: 8009
Combination of assault of american forces led by washington and french forces led by general Conte de Rochambeau.