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Lexington
The british were headed to concord for illegal weapons. 70 minutemen blocked the britshes path and refused to obey leaving 8 dead and 10 wounded before they retreated. -
Concord
The red coats did not find any illegal weapons , an empty arsenal so then decided to be on their way to Boston. While the british has started marching it triggered a surprise attack from the 3,000 minutemen that were gathered. -
Bunker Hill
General Thomas Gage decided to attack the colonist militia with 2,500 soldiers. While the british were marching the minutemen fired leaving the outcome of causalties for the minutemen to be half from the redcoats. The british lost , one of the greatest battles. -
New York
British forces of 32,000 men arrived in the New York harbor.The forces was to big for the colonist and retreated. -
Trenton,New Jersey
Washington led 2,400 men in small row boats in the delaware river to Trenton. There in Trenton they surprise attacked the hessians that fought against them. -
Philadelphia
The British regrouped once again. Which them to capture the American capital, Philadelphia. -
Saratoga
General John Burgoyne was headed to regroup with the british with his men.What he didnt know was that he was soon going to surrender on his way there when the American troops caught them. The American troops were comming from Canada and were headed to Albany.Soon after the French were impressed and joined forces with the American. -
Valley Forge
French officially signed an allience with the Americans. In a fight for survival in the winter camps more than 2,000 soldiers died in Valley Forge. -
Yorktown
The French defeated the British fleet.The French and American troops left the British surrounded leaving them no choice but to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
After their great victory back in Yorktown , peace talks began in paris in 1782.The delagates signed the treaty in which confirmed that they are offcialy one new born nation.
