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Start of American Revolution
The British objected to their place in the British Empire. -
First Shots
The first shots of what would become the war for American independence were fired in April 1775 -
Ambush
Gage sent his troops out on the night of April 18, hoping to catch the colonists by surprise and thus to avoid bloodshed. When the British arrived in Lexington, however, colonial militia awaited them. -
Continental Congress
June 1775, the Continental Congress created, on paper, a Continental Army and appointed George Washington as Commander. -
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Title
r. Despite Washington's daring victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey, in late 1776 and early 1777, the British still retained the initiative.