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700 British troops were headed for Concord.
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The Battle of Lexington, lasted only 15 minutes
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Was the deadliest battle of the war.
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British attempted to seize new york.
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Washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-chocked delaware river. they then marched to Trenton and defeated garrison of Hessians in a surprise attack.
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General John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga
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A Winter camp in Philadelphia
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A forein Military Leader
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Morris and salomon raised funds from Philadelphias Quakers and Jews.
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The British General led his army 0f 7,500 onto the pininsula between the james and york rivers and camped at Yorktown
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confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.