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Minutemen and redcoats clashed at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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The Congress named George Washington commander in chief of the Continental Army.
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The British drove the Americans from Breed's Hill in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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The British evacuated Boston.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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The redcoats defeated the patriots at the Battle of Long Island.
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The British occupied New York City.
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Washington mounted a surprise attack on Hessian troops at the Battle of Trenton.
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Washington gained a victory at the Battle of Princeton.
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Loyalists and Indians forced the patriots back at Oriskany, but then withdrew.
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The patriots crushed the Hessians at the Battle of Bennington.
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The British won the Battle of Brandywine.
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General Horatio Gates's forces checked British General John Burgoyne's army in the First Battle of Freeman's Farm.
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The British occupied Philadelphia.
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Washington's forces met defeat in the Battle of Germantown.
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The patriots defeated the British in the Second Battle of Freeman's Farm.
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Burgeoned surrendered at the Battle of Saratoga.
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Washington's army retired to winter quarters at Valley Forge.
