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Battle of Lexington & Concord
First battle of the Revolutionary War
This is where Paul Revere was heading for his famous ride
British were exhausted and running low on ammo
An American victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonist chewed up and poisoned musket balls
Tried to block troops from going to Boston
After engaging in hand-to-hand combat, the Americans are forced to retreat -
Battle of Long Island
British campaign to seize control of New York
Washington's entire force could've been defeated
A British victory -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
A daring assault on a Hessian garrison
Washington and his men had to cross the Delaware River
Rumors that the Hessians were drunk -
Battle of Saratoga
A small but costly victory for General Burgoyne
Support sent by Washington under the command of Benedict Arnold
A British victory -
Battle of Vincennes
General Clark's troops behave in a way that makes his 170 men seem like 500
Clark tunnels under the fort to explode gunpowder underneath it
An American victory -
Battle of Bohomme Richard vs. Serapis
An American victory at sea.
John Paul Jones commanded the ship
The battle where Jones proclaimed "I have not yet surrendered"
After a grenade is thrown on the Serapis, it is forced to surrender after the Bohomme Richard sinks -
Battle of Charleston
Worse defeat for the Americans
British quickly retreat hearing of a French expedition
General Benjamin Lincoln leaves Gen. Cornwallis with 8,300 troops
The British win with only 250 killed or wounded -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
More British troops were lost than American
General Greene retreats with most of his army intact
Charles James Fox states "Another victory like this would ruin the British Army"
A British victory because General Greene retreats with his troops -
Battle of Yorktown
17,000 Patriotic troops to 9,000 loyalists
Cornwallis surrenders after 3 weeks of non-stop bombardment by land and sea
Cornwallis doesn't attend surrender ceremony, pleading sickness
The last battle of the Revolutionary War is an American victory
