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the battle of Lexington was the first battle of the revolutionary war.
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The British lined up to march back to Boston. The march quickly became a slaughter. British Fell by the dozen.
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British soldiers were sent up hill. The colonist held their fire until the last minutes. The battle of banker hill would prove to be the dead list battle of the war.
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The British soiled to New York with many soldiers. Including thousand of German mercenaries.
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Washington risked everything on one bold stroke. In the face of storm. They defeated aganirsen of hessians in a surprise attack.
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The British regrouped , and they captured the American capital at Philadelphia
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British general was marching straight to disaster. American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne where he surrounded.
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Washington and his contiltal army desperately low on food and supplies fought to stay a live in winter in valley forge. More then 2,000. soldiers died.
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A foreign military leader also arrived to offer help. The raw continental Army became effective fighting force.
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Cornwall planned to fortify Yorktown. Take Virginal and the move north to join Clintons forces.
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Confirmed U.S independence and set boundaries. From the Atlantic
ocean. The Mississippi river and from Canada to Florida
