Major battles

  • Bunker hill

    Confidence boost after the loss of this fight in the colonies to then win again right after.
  • Lexington and Concord

    The first battle of the revolutionary war, both side had losses but the Americans showed they would stand up.
  • Battle of Quebec

    Mark a turning point in the history of new France and what will eventually become Canada.
  • Battle of Trenton

    The Hessian army was crushed in Washington is raid across the Delaware river and the Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British hessian forces.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point of the revolutionary war.
  • Battle of Rhode Island

    The first attempt at cooperation between French and American forces following France’s entry into the war as an American ally.
  • Siege of Charleston

    The British gain control of the south and the Americans lost soldiers due to their surrender.