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Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary War, with tension building between loyalist and colonists. The minutemen and redcoats faced off in Lexington. Nobody knew who fired the first shot. A problem I found with the Minutemen was that they were uncoordinated and waited for the British to fire. Some advice I would have given to the Minutemen is to plan ahead of the battle and have a signal to all fire at once since this would take down more of the British. -
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Trenton and Princeton
Washingtons army crossed the Delaware river on Christmas Day planning to take Trenton which was filled with Hessians. Over the course of 10 days Washingtons army won 2 crucial battles that shifted the weight in the war. This event goes in as one of the most important events in American history since the British were going to pin Washington against the river, instead Washington crossed the river and won two battles which gave the army plenty of resources and distance from the British army. -
British capture Charleston
When the British ordered siege on Charleston the principal city of the southern colonies, the Americans could not hold up. Charleston was captured and the Americans had suffered one of their worst losses of the Revolutionary War. This event heavily contrasts with the battle of Gettysburg since it was a large battle in the Revolution and Gettysburg was a large battle in the Civil War, many men from the American armies were lost and it was a big turning point in the American History. -
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Siege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown which was a crucial point in the American Revolution, led the American into a battle with Sir Lord Cornwallis. The American with help from the French trapped General Cornwallis’ army against the sea and no reinforcements, since the French fleet fled the British fleet. The Americans had won and put the American Revolution to a ensured stop. An alternative ending to this battle was if the British had captured Yorktown. This would have resulted in the American army -
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Siege of Yorktown 2
Being depleted in resources and having to recover quicker than humanly possible because of the loss of troops. This would have given the British a humongous edge on Washington and would only have to take down the French. Washington would have to rely on the French to hold off the British long enough for his army to recover, gain troops, and stock up on resources. The British army would have probably ended the American Revolution.