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The Siege of Charleston took place from March 29 to May 12, 1780, during the American Revolution (1775-1783)
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first battle of american revoulanary war
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0 Located on Lake Champlain in northeastern New York, Fort Ticonderoga served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War
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In May 1775, with Redcoats once again storming Boston, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.
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0 On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts
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The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience
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On December 2, Arnold and Montgomery met on the outskirts of Quebec and demanded the surrender of the city
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On this day in 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks the city from the south
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y issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain
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After the British evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776, General George Washington guessed correctly that their next target would be New York
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In early July of 1776, 280 ships carrying 32,000 British and hired Hessian troops
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The Battle of Trenton took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey
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Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the goal of British General Howe during the campaign of 1777
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Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia
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After winning the Battle of Brandywine, the British captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777. The British army finally left the Continental capital almost nine months later on June 18, 1778, following France’s entry into the war.
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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.
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The Treaty of Alliance with France, was the defensive alliance between France and the America, formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, which promised military support in case of attack by British forces indefinitely into the future
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attle of Monmouth, also called Battle of Monmouth Court House , (June 28, 1778), indecisive engagement in the American Revolution, fought at Monmouth, New Jersey
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british victory
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Spain actively supported the Thirteen Colonies throughout the American Revolutionary War, beginning in 1776 by jointly funding Roderigue Hortalez and Company, a trading company that provided critical military supplies
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partoit leaderrs stinging from british
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The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781
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The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.
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The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, German Battle or Surrender at Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington
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Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut