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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode from Charleston to Lexington to warn everyone that the British were were heading to Concord to capture the Colonial Armory. In a short amount of time, 77 Minutemen gathered their muskets and met 700 British soldiers on Lexington Green. Though we don't know who shot the first bullet, the battle left 8 Americans dead. The British marched onto Concord and were met by hundreds of Minutemen. Low on ammo, the British retreated back to Boston. 273 B 90 A died.
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Actually took place at Breed's Hill, but part of the American siege on Boston which was held by the British. Around 2300 British Troops were sent to the hill to clear away the Americans. 40% of the British forces were taken down on the hill. The battle is considered a "moral" victory for Americans.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress, and was "officially" a pseudo declaration of war.
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Washington and his men had been forced to abandon New York City and were pushed to New Jersey by the British. On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River to surprise attack a garrison of Hessian soldiers in Trenton, NJ. The surprise at Dawn allowed them to capture 900 prisoners. The surprise attack at Trenton and the Battle of Princeton really helped to boost American morale for the Revolutionary War as well as their dream of Independence.
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Having lost several battles, Burgoyne surrenders to Americans at Saratoga.
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From September - October, British Lord Cornwallis is held up in a house in Yorktown, surrounded by Washington's men as well as French General Rochambeau. Cornwallis surrenders his army of more than 7,000 men on October 19, 1781.
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While the battles on land died out after Yorktown, the British and the Americans were still battling on the Seas. This ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, in which England had to recognize America's independence. They also had to recognize that land from the Mississippi east, the land was now America.
