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Concord
The British found empty arsenal. 3,000 and 4,000 minutemen fired on the marching troops from behind stone walls and trees. -
Lexington
700 British troops headed for Concord. British seen 70 minutemen drawn lines on the village. British told the minutemen to back down but they refused. The Colonist started to move forward and fired. -
Bunker Hill
2,400 British soliders were sent up the hill and the colonist held their fired for the last minute. -
New York
Washington’s defeat could have led to the surrender of his entire force, but his ingenuity instead allowed him to escape -
Trenton
A surprise attack -
Philadelphia
The British had captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, following General George Washington’s defeats at the Battle of Brandywine. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his army were very low on food and suppies, the fought to stay alive at the winter camp. -
Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold.17 -
Marquis De Lafayette
Lafayette led a troop into Virginia in the last year of the war. -
Yorktown
James and york rivers and camped at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty confirmed U.S. independence and set boundaries of new nation.