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on april 19 1775 british troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons. They also hoped to capture john hancock and samuel adams they where the leaders of the sons of liberty. the british set out to capture the patriot leader but Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock and the minutemen. roughly 7200 colonists died in the skirmish. the shot heard around the world is the main reason for starting the war.
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On may 10th 1775 Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War. It was located in chapman in New York. It was the first victory and would give continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles.
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The battle of bunker hill started on June 6th 1775 and was fought between the siege of Boston and the American revolution. It was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, to take control of the hill
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The Battle of Trenton was a small but very deadly battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of 12-26-1776
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The Battles of Saratoga marked the height of the Saratoga campaign, giving a victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
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The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia,