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Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of The Revolutionary War. British troops were told to go take away colonial weapons. While on their way to take the weapons that ran into an angry militia defeated 700 British soldiers. -
The Meeting of The Second Continental Congress
The second congress took care of financing the war with borrowed funds without the help of taxes and managed the colonial war effort. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonial army was forced to retreat after the British has a massive amount of deaths in order to capture the strategic high-ground surrounding Boston Harbor. -
Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
The Patriots tried to overtake the British city of Quebec while also earning the support of the Americans.In the end they failed and it cost Montgomery his life. -
Common Sense Published
On this day, Thomas Paine Published his arguments trying to get American independence. -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
British accepted the declaration and America was declared independent from Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington and his army won two very important battles in the American Revolution. In the battle of Trenton, George Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing from the battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
This was the turning point in the war. British General John Burgoyne achieved a small and costly win over the Americans who at the time were lead by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. -
Battle of Paoli
British Commander Major General Chareles Grey left the British camp and and did a surprise attack on Wayne's camp near the General Paoli Tavern -
Washington’s Encampment at Valley Forge
Washington and his army stayed here for the harsh winter. At this point everything was going wrong, soldiers were going hungry, cold, getting diseases, losing hope, and there was a lot of uncertainty.