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Lexington and Concord
British soldiers, under the leadership of General Gage, were looking to seize weapons from a farm in Concord. They were successfully thwarted by militia outside of Lexington and attacked during their retreat to Boston. -
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Bunker Hill
When the Colonials learned on June 16, 1776 that the British were planning to send troops to occupy the hills, 1,000 men under Colonel William Prescott fortified and protected the hills. -
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Trenton/Princeton
The battle of Trenton started on December 26, 1775, when George Washington defended against a group of Hessians until he withdrew 10 days later. He returned on January 3rd and took control of much of New Jersey -
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Fort Ticonderoga
The Continental Army wanted control of the fort so they could have control of the Canadian Waterways. It would be major for them to have control of the waterways the British would use to attack them -
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Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne led his troops down from Canada to take New York City, he fought two battles 18 days apart, and they both failed. His army surrendered on October 7, 1777 -
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Siege of Charleston
Long battle that ended in a British victory. Was key for British because they had control of a major City and Port. -
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Kings Mountain
Patriot Militia Defeated the British in Kings Mountain South Carolina. The battle was a major victory for the Patriots. -
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Yorktown
George Washington led the final battle of the American Revolution with 17,000 troops in Yorktown, Virginia which proved the Americans to be the winners of the American Revolution.