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The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first major military engagement between the British Army and Patriot militias from the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War. -
It was signed to declare the 13 American colonies independent from Great Britain, to explain their reasons for separation, and to secure foreign alliances, especially with France, to aid in the war effort. The delegates signed the document, which listed grievances against King George III, to formally sever political ties with the British Crown and establish themselves as a new, free nation. -
a period of intense hardship for George Washington's Continental Army, marked by starvation, disease, and exposure. Despite the severe conditions, the army's resilience, Washington's leadership, and the arrival of Baron von Steuben, who trained the troops, transformed it from a collection of militias into a more disciplined and professional fighting force.