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Lexington
Colonist were watching the British troops to spread the word that the troops were heading to concord . the Lexington was one of the first battle that occur and lasted for fifteen minutes. -
Concord
The British marched to concord but quickly they were killed between 3,000 and 4,000 minutemen. Dozen of the British soldiers were wounded and the remaining British men made it back to Bosoton. -
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill was considered to be the deadliest battle of the war.2,400 British soldiers went up the hill while the colonist held their fire for the last minute. The colonist had lost 450 men and the British had suffered over 1,000 casualties. -
New York
In 1776 the British sailed with 32,000 soldiers to try to seize New York as a plan to stop the rebellion. -
Trenton
In Christmas night 1776 they were desperate for an early victory. So Washington took 2,400 men in the rowboats and marched.They defeated them in a surprise attack and victory was theirs. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne was a British army officer who surrendered to the American troops when they were in war. His surrender was considered the most important event of the war. -
valley Forge
The continental Army fought to stay alive because of low food and supplies. About 2,000 soldiers died. Many tried to survive in the winter camp. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a foreign military leader that came to offer help for the continental Army. In 1779 he gathered reinforcements and led a command in Virginia for the last years in the wars. -
philadelphia
In 1781 a rich Philadelphia Merchant raised money to provide salaries for the army. Allowing doors to open for the African American to be in the continental Army. On September 8, 1781 a continental major wrote "This day will be famous in the Annals of History for being the first on which the troops of the United States received one month's pay in specie [ coin]." -
Yorktown
The British general took 7,500 men to move the fight in a different location (Virginia). So he led his men and camped at Yorktown. In September 17,000 French and American troops surrounded Corwallis, so on October 19 1781 he surrendered himself. -
Treaty of Paris
the delegates agreed for the U.S. independence and set rules of the new nation expanding to other places by signing the treaty of Paris.
