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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Was the first battle of the Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith led british troops into Concord
General Gage was the commander on the british army An American victory -
Captue of Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Benedict Arnold Gave the Continental Army much needed artillery for future battles American victory -
Second Continental Congress
Suceeded the First Continental Congress Thomas Jerfferson
Ben Franklin
John Hancock Created continental army Peyton Randolph
Charles Thompson -
Battle of Bunker Hiill
William Prescott led colonial army
John Stark
William Howe British Victory British capture Charlestown peninsula -
George Washington named commander in chief
Was elected over such people like John Hancock Led Americans to win the Revolutionary War -
American defeat at Quebec
American loss Benedict Aronld got wounded
Richard Montgomery got killed
Daniel Morgsn was taken prrisoner
Major General John Burgoyne Americans had a horrible defeat as the result and retreated -
Evacuation of Boston (Evacuation Day)
William Howe
Georege Washington Boaton was soon liberated as the resault George Washington victory -
Declaration of Independence Issued
Biggest event in the revolutionary war American got its freedon Thomas Jefferson (writter) -
Battle of Long Island
Major British victory George Washington
James Grant
William Howe
Charles Cornwallis British captured New York as the resault -
British Occupy New York City
General William Howe Staioned it New York. Started to startion on July 12 with reinforcments Help British set up -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led troops across the Delaware River to attack sleeping Hessians on Christmas Nathanael Greene -
Battle of Bradywine
British victory George Washington
William Howe
Charles Cornwallis -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point American win John Burgoyne
William Howe
Benedict Arnold King Louis XVI reconized American independence John Burgoyne surrenders -
British Occupation of Philadelphia
General Howe tried to push Washington's troops back British occupation then evacuation of Philadelphia General Howe
George Washington -
Battle of Saratoge (continued)
Turning point American win John Burgoyne
William Howe
Benedict Arnold King Louis XVI reconized American independence John Burgoyne surrenders -
Articles of Confederation adopted
Granted federal power Were in force starting March 1, 1781 -
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WInter at Valley Forge
WInter of 1777-1778 Frederick von Steuben Won Battle of Monmouth -
Allience with Frace
Signed the Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation Ben Franklin
Silas Deane
Arthur Lee -
Battle of Monmounth Court House
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton
George Washington
Molly Pitcher The battle was a draw Last major engagement fought in the northern theater of the war -
Fall of Savvanah
Robert Howe
Archibald Campbell British Victory Returned Georgia to British -
Spain enters the war
Created a de facto alliance with the Americans Treaty of Versailles was the resault of this Spain declared war against Brtiian -
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Seige of Charleston
British victory Charles Cronwallis
Benjamin Lincoln Elimination of the Continental Army -
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
French victory Charles Cornwallis
Sir Samuel Hood Allowed successful siege of Yorktown -
Benedict Arnold's treson discovered
Switched to British side when the continental army reached low -
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Seige of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris French-American victory The Declaration of Independece was recognized -
Corwallis Surrenders
Brings American Revolution to a close at Yorktown