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Revolutionary War
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Troops arrived at the town of Lexington, near Concord, where there where 70 armed minutemen waited. Patriot Captin yelled at his troops "Don't fire unless fireds upon." Then a shot rang out, to this day no one knows who shot the "Shot Heard 'round the World" -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This was a lost for the patriots, but a tragic victory for the British they lost double of the soldiers than what the Patriots did. This war also started at breeds hill, not Bunker Hill. -
The Battle of Quebec
The battle of Quebec was a lost for the Patriots they wanted the some of the British territory in Canada to be the "fourteenth colony" -
Valley Forge
The winter of 1777-1778 were brutal to the patriots, while the British were in luxury with a roof over there heads. The patriots that stood guard and had no shoes would stand in there hats to prevent their feet from touching the cold, frosted, ground. some 2,000 soldiers died over that winter -
Battle of Trenton
This was important Patriot victory, the took over 900 prisoners. The British troops were making a stop and were surrounded by Patriots. -
Colonies get help from France / entrace of the Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette arrived to help the Patriots in the war and had used much of his own money. Lafayette was not a very skilled in qar but learned very quickly, with his years of being a general his troops killed 6000 red coats -
The Battle of Saratoga
This war took place in New York and was the one of the greatest victories for the American Forces. The British were surrounded by the militia of General Horatio Gates. -
The Battle of Rhode Island
This was a lost for the Patriots. Newport Rhode Island was one of the most important ports for the Patriots during the revolutionary war so this was kinda a big deal -
Colonies get help from Spain
Bernardo de Galvez, the governor of Spanish Louisiana, was a key ally to the Patriots he gathered a small army of Colonists, Spanish soldiers, French and Native Americans and seized posts from east Louisiana to Pensacola, Florida. -
Battle of Charleston
This battle was a lose for the Patriots, a brutal one. The British took control of most of the South. -
The Battle of Kings Mountain
This was an important battle for the Patriots against the Loyalist Militias. This war prevented the British from further invading the Carolinas. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was won by the French and the Patriots. They surrounded the British, they scuttled (purposely sank their own ships) to form a barrier to prevent French ships from coming to close. -
The Cowpens
The Patriots won the battle of the Cowpens. They won in way of concentrated gunfire, more than 800 British troops were killed captured, or wounded. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a agreement between the Americans and the British. The agreement was that the British had to give up all of the land of the American side if the great lakes.
