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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The evening before, Paul Revere, among other people, were sent to warn people about redcoats marching to Concord to seize an arms cache. After the British soldiers searched, minutemen knew what was happening, so they were ready. The minutemen chased the British out of Concord. The Americans won with 90 killed/wounded soldiers, and they had killed/wounded around 250 redcoats -
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans prepared on Breed's hill. Once the British marched toward them, the British lost. Then, they reformed their lines... and lost again. Once again, the British marched towards the rebels. By this time, the Americans were running low on ammunition, so they engaged in hand-to-hand combat. This British attempt was different. The British came out on top with the victory, and Bunker Hill, Breed's Hill, and the Charlestown Peninsula became firmly under British control. -
The Battle of long Island
General George Washington hears of approaching British. So, he sends 10,000 troops under Israel Putnam to slow them down. The rest of the Continental Army went with Washington to Manhattan. But, the British had 20,000 where the Americans had 10,000. Heavily outmanned and outgunned, many soldiers stayed behind and fought the British to buy time for the remaining soldiers to flee, but only a handful survived. But, the ones who remained were surrounded and forced to surrender -
The Battle of Trenton & Princeton
George Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas day. Two battles quickly ensued. On December 26, Washington and his troops defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian Mercenaries. A week later (January 3), he led a march to capture Princeton. He lured British forces south, and captured Princeton. These victories did two things. The first was that it reassured American control of most of New Jersey, and it reenergized the patriot soldiers for the war. -
The Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne sent his troops 3 ways towards the American fort to flank them. But, Benedict Arnold lead men into the woods to block the flanking soldiers. But, Horatio Gates had them retreat, leaving the Fort in British hands. 2 Weeks later, A jealous Horatio Gates told Benedict Arnold to stay in his quarters, but Arnold joined the fighting and led an attack that captured key strong points. This caused the British to retreat, and they surrendered 10 days later. -
The Battle of Vincennes
George Rogers Clark went on a 180 mile journey with 172 American militiamen towards fort Vincennes. Once he and his men entered the town, they encountered French residents. These people did not alert the British soldiers because they were sympathetic to the American cause. So, Clark attacked the British. Afterward, he demanded unconditional surrender from Hamilton. He rejected the surrender, but met Clark to discuss terms. -
The Battle of Bonhomme Richard Versus Serapis
John Paul Jones commanded the U.S. ship the Bonhomme Richard and was aided by the French to attack British merchant ships. But, they were guarded by a few British ships, including the Serapis. It tried to ram the Bonhomme Richard, but failed. Jones won, but the Bonhomme Richard was sinking, so he boarded the Serapis with his crew and the imprisoned Serapis crew, and sailed off in victory. -
The Battle of Charlestown
Commander Henry Clinton went down to the South, since Loyalist support was large in the South. He also went to conquer Savannah. But, after losing that battle, Clinton decided to attack Charlestown. So, he landed between Charlestown and Savannah with a large army. General Lincoln, a leader in the Continental Army, surrendered to Clinton after fighting. This victory for the British, and loss for the Americans, gave the British control of the South. -
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Major General Nathanael Greene defended the Guilford Courthouse with 4,500 troops. 1,900 Veteran regulars and German Hessians were led by General Cornwallis to attack the patriots. After 2 1/2 hours of intense fighting, Cornwallis forced his opponent Nathanael Greene, and his troops to retreat. While they built back up their strength, Cornwallis strategically lead his small force to victory at the cost of 25% of his 1,900 troops. -
The Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington commanded 17,000 troops against Cornwallis' 9,000 troops at Yorktown. Luckily, Franços de Grasse departed from St. Domingue to the Chesapeake bay, which is where Yorktown is located. So, Washington sent Lafayette with 5,000 French and American soldiers to block Cornwallis' escape. After 3 weeks of non-stop fighting, General Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans, causing the end of the war of independence.
