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Fighting At Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War only lasted 15 minutes.
The War of Concord took place shortly after as 3,000 to 4,000 minutemen fired at the British killing dozens at a time. -
The Battle Of Bunker Hill
General Gage had sent 2,400 soldiers up the hill but they did not advance until the last minute. Where they then wiped out over 1,000 redcoats and the colonist had losted 450 men. -
Early Victories and Defeats
To withhold rebellion the British isolated New England and then quickly isolated New York. They sailed into the New York harbor with 32,000 soldiers. -
Trenton
George Washington risked his life along with 2,400 soldiers on Christmas night. They rowed across the icy Delaware RIver to reach Trenton, New Jersey. -
Saratoga
As Burgoyne was waiting for his fellow troops to arrive from Philadelphia. Burgoyne was surrounded by American troop in Saratoga. -
Valley Forge
Back in the U.S. Washington and his army were fighting to stay alive while low on food and supplies. More than 2,000 soldiers died during this time and the survivors did not desert. -
Philadelphia
Women had taken the place of their husbands working on farms and businesses. About 5,000 African Americans served in the Continental Army. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Joined forces with George Washington to fight against the british. Along with 17,000 troops they surrounded the British in the YorkTown peninsula and began to bombard them. -
YorkTown
A French naval forced had defeated a British fleet and the blocked the Chesapeake Bay. By late September 17,000 troops surrounded the British on the YorkTown peninsula. -
Treaty Of Paris
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay negotiated a peace treaty with Great Britain.
