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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 colonies and the British authorities hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In the early Revolutionary war (1775-83)the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts it inflected significant casualties against the enemy. Most of the fighting was done nearby Breed's Hill. -
Battle of Long island
It was a British victory Washington's defeat could have led for him to surrender but his ingenuity instead allowed him to escape and countine to fight the battle was a part of a campaign to seize control of New York Washington's defeat could have led for him to lose his whole force. -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
George Washington army crossed the icy Delaware on christmas day 1776 the next 10 days Washington defeated a formidable garrison and hessians mercenaries William Howe forced the americans to retreat through new jersey and across the Delaware river. -
Battle of Saratoga
5,895 British and Hessian troops surrender their arms also was a turning point in the revoulution war it was a American victory and caused British and Hessian troops to surrender. -
Battle of Vincennes
It was frontier battle fought in present day Vincennes Indianan won by a militia led by american commander Gorge Roger Clark the indians protected the British because they didn't want to lose money and caused the indians to attack the white colonies. -
battle of Bohomme Richard vs Serapis
During the American Revolution war the U.S ship Bohomme Richard commanded by John Paul Jones wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis the outcome was the American Naval victory won off the east coast of England challenged by a large combined french and spanish fleet. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
That day was an American victory although British troops under lieutenant general Charles Cornwallis american forces under major General Nathaniel Greene (1742-86) the British suffered a significant lose during the battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
general George Washington commanding a force of 17,000 general Charles Cornwallis of 9,000 then Gorge Washington knew it was time to act it was a American victory. -
Battle of Charleston
Having failed to crush American rebellion in the northern colonies the British decided in the late 1778 to concentrate their efforts the Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on this day 1778(April 2,1780)
