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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The famous phrase " the British are coming" is said. Also it starts a war between Britain and America. 73 Britains were killed, 174 wounded, and 26 were missing. -
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Major Events/Turning Points
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Was fought during the reige of boston. American colonists heard British had planned to take over the Charelstown Peninsula. So they dug and fortified the Bunkerhill. -
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Dispute between Josiah Martin, NC governor, and the colonistwas unbearable.So Josiah created a new colony group to take NC back. -
Battle of Trenton
After being humiliated and defeated in New York, almost 2,400 soldiers lead by major generals John Sulivan and Nathaniel Greene stationed in Trenton. Three Hessian soldiers were in charge of Trenton afterwards. -
Battle of Saratoga
British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. General John Burgoyne had lost 86%of his troops. Burgoyne proposed to Britain that they invade America before that.But the winter was harsh so the British couldn't handle it. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
A military conflict between kingdom of Great Britain and 13 colonies of America. General Cornwalls tried to capture Americans. -
Treaty of Paris
Ben Franklin rejected informal peace pvertures from Great Britain for Settlement. He did negotiate end to war with the British. The treaty was signed September 3, 1783 -
The Battle of Yorktown
Major General John B. Magruder's small army met George B. McClellans's army. McClellan suspended the march up the peninsula towards Richmond and brought heavy siege guns on Magruder.