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Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the war. This is what started the american revolution. Nobody knows who fired first but the shot that was fired was known as the shot heard around the world. The importance of this war is that it started the whole american revolution. The British won at lexington but the americans won at concord. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
There were 2,400 british fighting against 1,500 colonist. The british were very heavily armed with muskets and bayonets. They soon drove the colonist straight out of charlestown Pennsylvania. The importance of this battle was that the colonist were drove out of the boston harbor which was not good. -
Battle of Long Island
In this battle the british took control of New York for the rest of the war.The british had 20,000 soldiers and the Americans had 10,000 So they were outnumbered by a big margin. Since of the big number difference the british won this war. The importance of this war is that the british took a big advantage in the war because they took over New York. -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
In this battle George washington led his troops across the cold delaware river. They we short on food and then camped in Pennsylvania. The importance of this battle was that they won some very important battles. They wee in very bad circumstances as well. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a big turning point in the revolutionary war. THe british and the Hessians surrendered to the Americans in this battle. The importance of this battle is that after the battle the americans had the help of the hessians now. THis helped out a lot in the American Revolution. -
Battle of Vincennes
In this battle it was won by the Americans. They won with a militia led by a commander with the name of George Rogers Clark. The battle is also known as a few other things as well. The importance of this battle was that it was led by a small commander and was won as well. -
Battle of Bohomme vs. Serapis
Jones took command of the BohommeRichard and was sailing around the british isles. He them engaged the serapis and the smaller countess od scarborough. Soon the americans began to fight with the serapis furiously. The importance of the battle was that The Americans had won a battle in the revolutionary war and that is fuel to keep going tin the war. -
Battle of Charleston
The British and the colonist were both armed with muskets and bayonets. The British had the french fighting by the british side as well. This made it much more difficult for the colonist. The importance of this battle was that the americans surrendered to the british due to the damage that they were doing towards them. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
THe Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a very important battle in the american revolution. It forced the Americans to retreat away. The importance of this battle was that the americans lost so many soldiers that it eventually led to the loss of the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
In this battle george washington commanded 17,000 troops from he french and the colonist. The british army had surrendered when the war was over. This meant that the Americans won the war. The importance was that the americans had won the war.
