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Battle of the Lexington and Concord
The first revolutional battle of Lexington and Concord. The British were sent to confisciate weapons. In the process they ran into an angry untrained military. -
Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British General William Howe lands his troops on the Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston, Massachusetts, and leads them against Breed's Hill. -
Paoli Massacre ( Battle of Paoli)
A small vicious battle that occurred during the American Revolution. It was fought at midnight on September 20-21, 1777. Although the battlefield is located in the Borough of Malvern, it received the name due to its proximity to the Paoli Tavern, a well-known landmark in 1777. -
Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
During the American Revolutionary War Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery attempted to capture the British-occupied city of Quebec and with it win support for the American cause in Canada. The attack failed, and the effort cost Montgomery his life. The Battle of Quebec was the first major defeat of the Revolutionary War for the Americans -
Common Sense Published
Advocated indepence for American Colonies -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states. -
Battle of Trenton
Shortly after eight o'clock on the morning of December 26, 1776, the Continental Army started its charge on the city. Three columns marched through thick snow with Washington personally leading the middle charge. As the soldiers pushed forward, artillery began to fire. At the same time, German drums urgently called the Hessians to arms. Washington had maintained the element of surprise. -
Battle of Saratoga
In late September and during the first week of October 1777, Gate's American army was positioned between Burgoyne's army and Albany. On October 7, Burgoyne took the offensive. The troops crashed together south of the town of Saratoga, and Burgoyne's army was broken. 86 percent of Burgoyne's command was captured. -
Washington Encampment of Valley Forge
With the bitter winter cold, the Continental Army under General George Washington, still in the field, enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 22 miles from British-occupied Philadelphia. Washington chose a site on the west bank of the Schuylkill River that could be effectively defended in the event of a British attack.