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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This is one of the most battles of the American Revolution because it was the battle that started the American Revolution. On April 18, 1775,Joseph Warren learned from a source that Redcoat troops would march that night on Concord. Warren dispatched two couriers, Paul Revere and tanner William. They first traveled by different routes to Lexington where revolutionary leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock. 90 Militia men died and it all started because someone shot a gun. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
in northeastern and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian War. On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the sleeping British garrison. Although it was a small-scale conflict, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War, and would give the Continental Army much-needed artillery to be used in future battles -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill is an important battle because early on in the war it showed the world that the militia men can inflict sever casualties on the British.The militia were led by William Prescott who commanded over 1,000 troops. The British charged 3 TIMES!!!!Over 1,000 casualties over 200 wounded and 800 dead British and 100 colonists dead and 300 Wounded Major Andrew McClary was technically the highest ranking colonial officer to die in the battle -
Battle of Trenton
The battle of Trenton was a series of battles led by General George Washington. These battles lasted 10 days and resulted in 2 Major Victories for the colonists.The First battle happened on Christmas night when General George Washington crossed the Delaware river. This victory was important because it showed that the Colonists could win. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-trenton-and-princeton -
Battle of Saratoga
Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. -
Battle of York town
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led.
