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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The were the first of the military engagements. Samuel Adams and John Handcock were hiding and the british were looking for them. Over 700 red coats came looking for them -
battle of fort ticonderoga
Located on Lake Champlain in northeastern New York, Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War. On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British -
Battle of bunker hill
The british defeated the americans.
there were over 1100 deaths in this battle
most of the fighting was by breeds hill -
battle of saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War -
battle of yorktown
Although the war persisted on the high seas and in other theaters, the Patriot victory at Yorktown ended fighting in the American colonies. Peace negotiations began in 1782, and on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, formally recognizing the United States as a free and independent nation after eight years of war. -
Battle of trenton
george washington and his army crossed the icy delaware
on the course of the next 10 days they won two battles
Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.