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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Short description: Paul Revere went on a midnight ride to warn militia about the British, and there was, "the shot heard around the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson Outcome: Americans won, British weren't expecting it -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Short description: British had a two-to-one advantage over Americans Outcome: British won, but they also realized this wasn't going to be an easy fight -
Battle of Long Island
Short description: British launched a 3 prong attack on Brooklyn, 1,200 Americans killed, Washington secretly evacuates so the Americans don't have to surrender Outcome: British won, British got control over New York -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
Short description: Americans crossed the Delaware river and planned a three pronged attack, British tired and not prepared for Washington's attack so they surrendered quickly, a few days later they fought again Outcome: Americans won, Washington had shown that he could unite soldiers from all different colonies and a few different countries into an effective national force -
Battle of Saratoga
Short description: Americans surrounded the British with an army 3 times the British army, British had to surrender Outcome: Americans won, France acknowledges the colonies was their own country and decides to help -
Battle of Vincenness
Short description: Clark and 170 American men traveled over 200 miles to Fort Sackville, Clark's men killed or captured all of an indian raiding party Outcome: Americans won, British surrendered Fort Sackville and US renamed it Patrick Henry -
Battle of Bohomme Richard vs. Serapis
Short description: This battle was fought on ships, and lasted more than three hours. At one point the American ship was so badly damaged that the British captain asked if jones wished too surrender. He said, "I have not yet begun to fight." Outcome: Americans won, Bohomme Richard sunk, and John Paul Jones became a naval hero -
Battle of Charleston
Short description: British captured more then 3,000 Patriots, 250 Americans killed and wounded Outcome: British won, Americans suffered their worst defeat of the revolution -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Short description: 1,900 British soldiers vs 4,400 to 4,500 American, Battle lasted two hours, more than 25% of Cornwallis' men were killed wounded or captured Outcome: Americans won, A British statesman said, "Another such victory would ruin the British army" -
Battle of Yorktown
Short description: Washington had completely surrounded Cornwallis and Yorktown with combined forces of continental and French troops, Cornwallis surrendered after three weeks Outcome: Americans won, ended fighting in American colonies, it was the last battle
