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On April 18 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott rode to tell the colonist that 700 British troops were headed for Concord.
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The colonist saw the 70 minutemen but as the colonist got closer without laying down their muskets a minutemen fired
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Gage sent 2400 redcoats up to bunker hill. the colonist waited till last minute to fire and began to mow down the advancing redcoats before finally retreating,
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The British sailed to New York and seize it with a force of 32,000 soldiers.
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Washington wanted an early win so he risked it all on one bold stroke set for Christmas night. He lead his men through a fierce storm and lead them through in small rowboats. They even defeated a garrison of Hessian in a surprise attack.
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The surrender at Saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events in the war. The victory of the colonist at Saratoga bolstered Frances belief that the Americans could win the war.
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More than 2000 soldiers died due to smallpox, dehydration, and lack of food.
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Lafayette arrived to help the colonist win the war
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The French and the Americans surrounded the British in the Yorktown peninsula and bombed them day and night till less than a month later Cornwallis finally surrendered.
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The treaty confirmed their independence from the British king
