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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington was won by the British.
Battle of Concord was won by the coloists
Riders shouted regulars coming
1st battle
Colonists hid behind trees and roads on way back -
Battle at Fort Ticonderoga
Colonists won.
British surrendered May 10, 1775.
Arnold and Green Mountain Boys attacked fort
Morale builder -
The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
British won.
Colonists set posts up
British charged up hill 3 times
Colonists withdrawed
1st major battle -
The Battle of Long Island
The battle ended August 29,1776.
British won.
Nathan Hale- spied caught
First major battle after Declaration of Idependance -
The Battle of Trenton
Colonists won
Princeton
Led across icy river
Defeated Hessians
Took Princeton on January 3
Morale builder -
The Battle of Saratoga
Also battle happened October 17, 1777
9/19- British won
10/17- Colonists won
British albany plan failed
Surrendered October 7, 1777
French agreed to help -
The Battle of Cowpens
Colonists won
Half army militia
Turning point in southern
South Carolina
French -
The Battle of Yorktown
Battle also happened October 19, 1781.
Colonists won
British low on supplies and people
Yankee Doodle
French
Last major battle
