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-American win
-General Thomas Gage
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith
Paul Revere
-This battle was the very first of the American Revolution. -
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-Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
-Voted to create the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as general. -
-American win
-General Thomas Gage
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith
Paul Revere
-Convinced the British that the Patriots were serious about rebellion. -
-George Wshington
General Howe
General Cornwallis
-Washington's courage and determination was key to eventually taking down the British army. -
-British win
-General Mongomery
Benedict Arnold
John Burgoyne
-The invasion of Canada was a huge failure for American. -
-Benjamin Franklin
Marquis de Lafayette
-Lafayette became an aide to Washington and a combat general. -
-American win
-George Washington
General John Thomas
Sir William Howe
-Ended 8-year British occupation of Boston. -
-American win
-Admiral Richard Howe
General Burgoyne
-Howe and his men landed on Statan Island planning to use it as a base for his assault on New York City. -
-Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Admas
-Officially acknowledged America as an independent country. -
-British win
-General Howe
George Washington
Israel Putman
-300 of Putman's men were killed and 1,400 were captured. There were less than 400 British casualties. -
-American win
-Thomas Pine
George Washington
-100 Hessians were killed and 900 others were captured. -
-British win
-General John Burgoyne
General Barry St. Legar
General Arthur St. Clair
-After two victories at Trenton and Princeton, Washington suffered a great loss at Ticonderoga. So great, in fact, that the fort was virtually never used again during the war. -
-British win
-General Burgoyne
General Howe
George Washington
-1,000 Americans killed or wounded and another 400 captured, while British had only 600 casualties. -
-American win
-General Burgoyne
General Haratio Gates
Benedict Arnold
-Convinced British monarchy that the American army had a chance of winning the war. -
-British win
-General Howe
George Wshington
Henry Clinton
-Howe outmaneuvered Wshington and marched into Philadelphia. -
-Benjamin Franklin
John Dickinson
-The Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance were 2 lasting impacts of the Articles of Confederation. -
-George Washington
General Anthony Wayne
-2,000 men died and over 2/3 by disease. -
-British win
-George Washington
General Clinton
General Cornwallis
-Americans demonstrated for the first time that they couldn't stand a chance against British regulars. -
-British win
-Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell
-Savannah remained in British hands until the end of the war. -
-General Charles Lee
Luis de Unzaga
Oliver Pollack
Bernado de Galvez y Madrid
-Spain smuggled in supplies that ultimately helped America win the war. -
-British win
-General Clinton
Colonel William Moultrie
-Clinton returned to New York and left Cornwallis in charge. -
-Benedict Arnold
Major John Andre
-Arnold fled to enemy's side and led British troops to Virginia. -
-American win
-Sir Thomas Graves
Francois Joseph Paul
General Coenwallis
-French eliminated any hope of rescuing Cornwallis' army and allowed for a successful siege of Yorktown. -
-American win
-George Washington
Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
Comte de Rochambeau
General Cornwallis
-Cornwallis opened negotiations with Washington, and 2 days later, he surrendered. -
-American win
-General Cornwallis
George Washington
-The Patriot victory a Yorktown effectively ended war in the American colonies.
