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Battles of Lexington and Concord
One of the first battles in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle lost by the Americans in Massachusetts, most of the fighting occurred on Breed's Hill. -
Battle in Quebec
A battle between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans. -
Battle of Trenton
The British were unprepared to battle the colonists on Christmas. There were also rumors that they were drunk during the battle. -
Lafayette arrives
Lafayette’s youth made Congress reluctant to promote him over more experienced colonial officers, the young Frenchman’s willingness to volunteer his services without pay won their respect and Lafayette a commission as major-general on July 31, 1777. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington. In September 1777, British forces had captured the American capital of Philadelphia. After failing to retake the city, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
Battle in Rhode Island
Also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill, lead by general John Sullivan. -
Battle of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement fought between April 2 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778. -
Colonies get help from Spain
Spain got into a dispute over colonial supremacy with the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
The Cowpens
A battle between the colonists and Britain, it was part of a campaign in Carolina. -
The Battle of Yorktown
A battle in Yorktown Virginia won by the colonists. -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.