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Lexington and Concord
The militia drove the British back to Boston; start of the revolutionary war. The American leader was john Parker and the British leader was Francis smith -
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Fort Ticonderoga
The American leaders were Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold and the British leader was William delaplace. It impeded communication between northern and southern units of the British Army. -
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Bunker (Breed's) Hill
The Americans were led by William Prescott and the British were led by William Howe. Proved that the inexperienced American troops could compete with the the trained British troops. -
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Trenton/Princeton
Showed they could be victorious in vintner battles. The British leader was William Howe and the American leader was george Washington -
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Saratoga
The British leader was john Burgoyne and the American leader was Benedict Arnold. This battle gave a decisive victory to the Americans over the British. -
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Siege of Charlestown
Americans were led by Benjamin Lincoln and the British were led by Henry Clinton. This battle gave the British hope after losing 2 battles before winning this one. -
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Kings mountain
The Americans were lead by James Johnston and the British were lead by Patrick ferguson. This win greatly boosted the morale in the southern colonies after being defeated in many battles before euthanasia little to no wins. -
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Yorktown
The American leader was george Washington and the British leader as lord Cornwallis. Was the last major land battle and basically the reason we defeated the British.