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Fighting For Independence

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill
    The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Battle of Brandywine
    The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The scope of the victory is made clear by a few key facts: On October 17, 1777, 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    Valley Forge was the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. A place where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War.
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    Battle of Charleston

    The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place toward the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus to the American Southern Colonies.
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden
    The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Kings Mountains

    Battle of Kings Mountains
    The battle of Kings Mountain, fought October 7th, 1780, was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780.
  • Battle of Cowpens

    Battle of Cowpens
    The Battle of Cowpens took place in the latter part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and of the Revolution itself. It became known as the turning point of the war in the South.
  • Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    Battle of Guilford Courthouse
    The Battle of Guilford Court House was a battle fought on March 15, 1781, at a site which is now in Greensboro, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown
    The Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York. Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington.