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Revolutionary War
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Grace Miller
⟶ Actualizado 29 sep 2017 ⟶
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Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775) - kicked off Revolutionary war Fighting starts in Lex; British continue to concord then retreat to Boston and are met by colonist militia men; British able to escape
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (May 10, 1775) Green Mtn Boys and colonial generals Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen surprise attack British fort - first american victory of revolution; Continental army gets much needed artillery
Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) Most of the fighting occurred on Breed's hill; British win but colonial forces inflict a lot of casualties on British - confidence boost for colonies
Battle of Trenton (Dec 26, 1776) Washington crosses Delaware River, leads continental army to fight against and capture Hessian mercenaries - boosts morale and reasserts American control over NJ
First Battle of Saratoga (Sep 19, 1777) British Gen. John Burgoyne defeats Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold; Burgoyne's troop strength is weakened
Second Battle of Saratoga (October 7, 1777) Burgoyne again attacks Americans at Bemis Heights but is defeated and forced to retreat; surrenders ten days later - Am. victory convinces French to enter war as their ally
Valley Forge Established (Dec 19, 1777) Military camp near Philadelphia where Continental army spent winter; starvation, disease, and exposure kill more than 2,500 soldiers
Battle of Camden (Aug 16, 1780) Horatio Gates engages British Gen Cornwallis' force; British are only side with bayonets, Patriots sick with dysentery, loose 2,000 men - Gates is removed and replaced with Nathaniel Greene
Battle of Guilford Courthouse (March 15, 1781) Fought where Greensboro is now; Cornwallis' 1200 man force defeats Nathaniel Greene's 4500; British suffer heavy casualties - gives Americans strategic advantage
Siege of Yorktown (Sep 28, 1781) Washington's continental army and French army troops combine forces; Cornwallis surrenders, he and his army are captured - prompts British gov to negotiate an end to fighting in American Colonies
Siege of Yorktown ends (Oct 19, 1781)
Treaty of Paris (September 3rd, 1783) Signed in Paris by representatives of King George III and American representatives - Ends Revolutionary war and recognizes American independence