Early American Wars Timeline

By madison_s27

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize colonial arms, but were met by colonial Minutemen who had been alerted by riders like Paul Revere

  • The Winter at Valley Forge

  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

  • The Battle of Cowpens

  • The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

  • The Battle of Baltimore

  • The Battle of New Orleans

  • The Election of Andrew Jackson

  • The Battle of the Alamo

  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

  • The First Battle of Bull Run

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

  • The sinking of the USS Maine

  • Battle of the Philippines (Spanish-American War, not World War II)

  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

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