Raul Timeline

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  • Battle of Concord

    On April 18, 1775 Paul Revere and a few others rode out to send note that 700 british troops were coming for Concord. Bells rang and gunshots fired which were signals that the british were coming.

  • Battle of Lexington

    Lexington was fought on the night of April 19, 1775. The british rode to Lexington and saw 70 minutemen drawn up in lines. They were ordered to put down their weapons, they did not, and shots fired. The battle only lasted 15 minutes and was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    On June 17, 1775 General Gage, from the british army, sent 2,400 troops up bunker hill. The colonists held their own for a while but eventually retreated. There were over 1,000 casualties in the battle and was the deadliest battle of the war.

  • Battle of New York

    The British sailed into New York harbor with over 32,000 soldiers. The continental army tried to defend but they had untrained troops and were defeated.

  • Battle of Trenton

    Washington led a small army across the Delaware river to Trenton New jersey. They defeated the hessians with a surprise attack

  • Battle of Saratoga

    On October 17, 1777 General john Burgoyne surrendered to the Continental Army. This turned out to be one of the most important events of the war.

  • Battle of Valley Forge

    n February 1778, After the events at Saratoga, Washington and his army were low on food and supplies and had to fight to stay alive at the winter camp. Over 2000 soldiers died.

  • Marquis De Lafayette

    A military leader who helped american troops. Also led french reinforcements in 1779, and led a command in Virginia in the last years of war

  • Philadelphia

    On September 8, 1781, Robert Morris and Haym Saloman raised funds to provide salaries for the Continental Army. This would be the first time the U.S army had received one month's pay in coins .

  • Battle of YorkTown

    in 1781, Charles Cornwallis camped at Yorktown and planned to fortify it. He led his army of 7,500 soldiers to the camp and succeeded in capturing it.

  • Treaty of Paris

    In 1782, a confirmation on the U.S independence and boundaries of the nation was made. The U.S now went from the Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi river.