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Concord
The colonist were watching the darkened country side where there were many gunshot and bells ringing, these were signals sent to let them know that the british were coming. -
Lexington
The kings troops reached lexington Massachusetts when they heard the town, they saw 70 minutemen drawn up in lines on the village.8 minutemen were killed and ten more were wounded, but they only one british soldier was injured. the battle of lexington, the first battle of the revolutionary war, lasted only 15 minutes. -
Bunker Hill
British general thomas gage sent 2,400 british soldiers up the hill. Colonists held their fire until the last minute and then they began to mow down the advancing red coats before retreating. The colonists had lost 450 men
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New York
British forces under General william howe defeat patriot forces under general george washington at the battle of brooklyn. Americans suffered 1,000 consualties of the british loss only 400 men. -
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saratoga
General John Burgoyne planned to lead an army down routes of lakes from Canada to Albany, where he would meet the British Troops as they came to New York City. Burgoyne didn't have his fellow british officers because they were preoccupied in Philly and they couldn't meet him. American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at saratoga where he surrendered on October 17,1775 -
Philadelphia
The british marched their army into philadelphia. -
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Valley Forge
while this hopeful turn of events took place in Paris, Washington and Burgoyne and his continental army, low on food and supplies fought to stay alive at winter camp in Valley Forge. More than 2,000 soldiers died, yet the survivors didn't desert. -
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Yorktown
the armies of lafayette and washington moved south towards yorktown. Meanwhile, a french naval force defeated a british fleet and then blocked the entrance to the chesepeake bay. Thereby obstructing british sea routes bay. By late september, about 17,000 french and american troops sorrounded the british on the yt penisulaa and began bombarding them day and night. Less than a month later,on oct 19, 1781, cornwallis finally surrendered. The americans had shocked the world and defeated the bitish. -
Treaty of Paris
The American Revolutionary war was ended. The british acknowledged the independence of the united states. The colonial empire of great britain was destroyed in North America, U.S boundries was established. -
Trenton
washington forces had defeated a regular army in the field, the victory sharply increased.