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Concord occurred during the 1770-1775. The British had marched onto the concord. The found a arseral, but appeared to be empty. Soldiers had no weapons to rely on, so they simply made their way back home to Boston.
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In Boston, Colonists were watching on the night of April 18,1775. The King's Troops started to approached the town, but as they slowly approached they saw 70 minutemen. 8 minutemen were killed and many others were wounded.
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During the battle of Bunker Hill, Gage had sent 2,400 British soldiers up the hill, but the Colonists also held their fire. But until the last minute, the Colonists had 450 men dead, the British had suffered over 1,000 casualties.
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The British had sailed to New York during the Summer of 1776. Alongside was a force of 32,000 soldiers. Thousands of German mercenaries or hired soldiers were known as Hessians because they had came from German.
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Washington and his Continental Army were actually low on food and supplies which gave them a reason to keep fighting to stay alive. More than 2,000 soldiers died. Other survivors didn't desert.
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During September 1777, in Trenton, New Jersey had a defeated garrison of Hessian in a like surprised attack. The British were regrouped afterwards.
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Saratoga turned out to be one of the most importants events going on. Has being surrendered in October 17, 1777 , the Saratoga's victory became something big. The France's belief was that the American could win the ar.
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Marquis De Lafayette was a military leader. Lafayette had reinforced some commands into Virginia during the last years of war. With help alongside with European military leaders,
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In 1781, Congress had a rich Philadelphia merchant who was named Robert Morris. He had an associated named, Haym Salomon. Many demands were being made and those demands of war were affected many civilians. Hundreds of women had followed their husbands into war. Which this war also opened some door for African Americans.
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A French naval had defeated a fleet of British. Less than a month later, Cornwallis had finally surrendered. The Americans had everyone shocked in defeating the British.
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On September of 1783, the delegates had signed The Treaty of Paris. That had basically confirmed the U.S. Independence but also with a set of boundaries. The United States was stretched out from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to the Florida Border.
