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Lexington
Lexington faught Concord and started the American Revolution. They both had problems. -
Concord
Concord faught Lexington which lead to the begining of the revolutionary war. There was alot of tension betwwen both. -
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American Revolution
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Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans in Bunker Hill Massachusetts.
Most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed’s Hill. -
New York
The British commanders felt humiliated after being taken from Boston. A group of men had imprisoned them in the city and then forced them out with a canon seized from one of their own British forts. -
Trenton
Americans against Hessians and British troops. The British 16th Light Dragoons wore red coats and leather crested helmets. -
Valley Forge
On September 11 Washington was defeated which lead the Continental Congress to flee the city. Fifteen days later, Washington Howe entered Philadelphia unopposed. -
Saratoga
Fought eighteen days after the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small and costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. -
Philadelphia
General William Howe was thrilled to outmaneuver George Washington and march into Philadelphia without opposition on September 26, 1777. Tense conflict ensued because American patriots stripped the city of supplies before they arrived. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Arriving at Albany, he found that there were few men present for an invasion. In May 1778, Washington dispatched Lafayette with 2,200 men to ascertain British intentions outside Philadelphia -
Yorktown
The Americans and French won the battle against the British. General Washington commanded the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau commanded the French and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British. -
Treaty of Paris
Congress agreed with the treaty which cause the ending the Revolutionary War with Great Britain on April 15, 1783. On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, bringing the Revolutionary War to its final conclusion.
