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Lexington and Concord
Leaders: John Parker, Francis Smith
This battle is important because it started the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Americans had killed British soldiers in a battle. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
Leaders: Ethan Allen, Green Mountain Boys, William Delaplace
The fort protected New York and New England from British invasion from Canada. Ended in a surprise victory for the American colonists. -
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Bunker Hill
Leaders: William Prescott, William Howe
The British defeated the Americans at the battle in Massachusetts. The battle was fought primarily on Breed's Hill but it became known as the Battle of Bunker Hill. -
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Trenton/ Princeton
Leaders: George Washington, Johann Rall
Washington's army crossed Delaware, won two battles of the American Revolution. The victories reasserted American control of New Jersey. -
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Saratoga
Leaders: Horatio Gates, John Burgoyne
Was a crucial win for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is the biggest turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
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Siege of Charleston
Leaders: Benjamin Lincoln, Sir Henry Clinton
It was a success for the British during the war as they turned their focus on southern theater. Americans suffered theirvworst defeat of the revolution. -
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King's Mountain
Leaders: James Johnston, Patrick Ferguson
Very important American victory, was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British Invasion of Charleston. -
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Yorktown
Leaders: George Washington, Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington as the French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. This was the last battle in the Revolutionary War, the Americans and the French won. This ended the Revolutionary War.