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Battle of Lexington and concord.
British troops led by general Gage were hoping to seize weapons as they marched from Boston to concord. They were stopped at Lexington and fighting began. 8 militiamen were killed and 9 mpwere injured while only one redcoat was injured. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort. The importance of this was that it showed that the Americans could hold their own when fighting in guerilla warfare style. -
Breed's Hill
On June 17, 1775, the British defeated the Americans, under Colonel Samuel Prescott, at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. Although commonly referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed’s Hill. -
Trenton/princeton
Washington realized he needed a victory. Most of his soldiers were enlisted only through the end of 1776, and feared that without a victory before the end of the year, the majority of his soldiers would not reenlist. Washington decided on a bold, brilliant action. On Christmas night 1776, the army crossed the Delaware River and captured Trenton, which was held by 1,500 Hessian mercenaries working for the British Army. The American victory at Trenton had little strategic significance -
Saratoga
Battle in New York State in 1777 between the Continental Army and General Burgoyne’s British Army troops; Burgoyne surrendered, giving hope to the revolutionary effort -
Siege of charleston
On May 12, 1780 the Americans suffer their worst loss to date when major general Benjamin Lincoln and his 3,000 troops surrendered to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his 10,000 troops. -
King's mountain
American troops under Colonel William Campbell defeated Tories under major Patrick Ferguson. Major Ferguson’s Tory force, made up mostly of American Loyalists from South Carolina and elsewhere, was the western wing of General Lord Cornwallis’ North Carolina invasion force. Ferguson positioned his Tory force in defense of a rocky, treeless ridge named King’s Mountain. The Tories suffered 157 killed, 163 wounded, and 698 captured. Colonel Campbell’s force suffered just 28 killed and 60 wounded. -
Yorktown
George Washington was leading a force against Charles Corwallis. The French left Haiti in a stroke of luck and was able to surround the British on two fronts. Seeing no other option, Cornwallis surrendered.