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Lexington
A confrontation on the lexington town green started off the fighting. They fought on April 19, 1775 in middlesex county. -
Concord
Was the first military engagements of the american revolutionary war.They were fought in April 19 1775 in middlesex county. -
Bunker Hill
On june 17, 1755 early in the revolutionary war. The british defeated the americans at the battle of bunker hill in massachusetts. -
New York
Is known as the battle of brooklyn heights.They fought on August 27, 1776, was a defeat for the continental army under general george washington. -
Trenton
Was a small but pivotal battle during the american revolutionary war. It took place on the morning of December 26, 1776 in trenton new jersey. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Marquis de lafayette was a french aristocrat who joined the american revolutionary war at his own request.He was becoming one of america's most successful leader in combat and general george washington most loyal companion. -
Saratoga
They fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777,the saratoga were a turning point in the american revolution. On september 19th british general john burgoyne,won over american forces led by horatio gates and benedict arnold. -
Philadelphia
The british had captured philadelphia on september 26, 1777.General george washington's defeats at the battle of brandywine and the battle of the clouds. -
Valley Forge
The 12,000 men and women of the continental army who arrived in valley forge on december 19, 1777 with commander in chief.General george washington, were half starved and no longer believed they could win a war of independence from britain. -
Treaty Of Paris
The following march a pro-american parliament was elected and peace negotiation began in earnest.So Benjamin franklins, John jays, and John adams met with the british in the hopes of securing a peace treaty. -
Yorktown
In 1781 general george washington commanding a force of 17,000 of french and continental troops begins the siege known as the battle of yorktown.British general lord charles cornwallis went with 9,000 british troops to go against the french and continental at yorktown.