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France and U.S.
France fought alongside the United States to make sure Britain doesnt get to powerful and strong. They helped us defeat the red coats. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle was a turning point because it was the initial step toward America becoming a free country. The Battle of Lexington was the first battle in the American Revolution. The fight was between the British army and everyday average American towns people. -
Paul Revere
In April 1775, Revere won his role in history and legend by making his midnight ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the Patriots there of the British advance from Boston. -
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a very intense war between the Colonists and the British. Here is a timeline of important events. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Was a turning point because it was a costly British victory helped shape the early course of the war by proving that intimidating force alone would not bring about victory. It also proved that there was no going back: the war would be a long one with no immediate solution. -
George Washington
He was commander in chief of the American forces during the Revolutionary War. Washington actually lost most of the military battles he fought, his leadership skills were unparalleled and were integral to the creation of the United States. -
Spains alliance.
Spains was allianced with US and France because they helped trade and support with military arms and financial support. -
Nathan Hale
was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." -
The Battle of Saratoga.
This was a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it was a plan by the British to strategically control Upstate New York and isolate New England from the Southern colonies in an effort to decisively put an end to the Revolution. -
Nathaniel Greene
In 1780, after General Horatio Gates was defeated at Camden, Greene took command of the Carolina campaign and helped to turn the tide of the war by winning a series of battles in the South. Greene, a master military strategist, was known as "the fighting Quaker" for his paradoxical combination of military skill and pacifist faith. -
Battle of Kings Mountain
The annihilation of loyalist militia on the South Carolina frontier forced the British to revise their southern strategy and demonstrated that their overextended forces could be defeated was a huge turning point. Ferguson was defeaated. -
Cowpens Alliances.
The Alliances during the battle of Cowpens were militia soldiers from different states around South Carolina wo joined up with the Continental Army to fight the British. -
Battle of Cowpens
It was a major turning point because it was a sudden defeat of a British force which stopped British offensive momentum in the south and renewed the spirits of American forces, initiating the campaign that brought the war to an end. -
Daniel Morgan
Pulled a gruesome technique. He led the British into a trap by making Tarletons army think they were retreating so they charged and ran into heavy fire from Morgans army.I would call this a ambush.
