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revolutionary war timeline

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and concord were decisive victories by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.
  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    The Battle of Bunker Hill was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though the vast majority of combat took place on the adjacent Breed's Hill.
  • Trenton

    Trenton
    The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the Revolutionary War.
  • Princeton

    Princeton
    The Battle of Princeton was a small battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey.
  • Saratoga

    Saratoga
    The Battles of Saratoga gave a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the Revolutionary War.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge
    Valley Forge was the military camp in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles north west of Philadelphia, where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–1778 during the Revolutionary War.
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  • Yorktown

    Yorktown
    The Battle of Yorktown was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Charles Cornwallis.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.