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Battles of the American Revolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord:
American Victory• The first battles of
the war. On April 19th, 1775, the British attempted to raid colonial militia supplies from Concord and capture Patriot leaders in Lexington. The British had to retreat back to Boston, where the militia surrounded them.
Battle of New York: British Victory
• By July 1776,
Washington had
moved his army to
New York from
Boston. The British
defeated the
Continental Army
and forced them to
retreat to
Pennsylvania, de-
motivating them.
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Battle of Trenton: American Victory• Washington needed
a victory to motivate his soldiers. On Dec. 25, 1776, Washington and his army crossed the Delaware river and marched to Trenton, NJ. They surprised the Hessians there and captured or killed 900 of them, gaining needed supplies.
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Battle of Princeton:American Victory
• On Jan 2, 1777, Washington marched his men on to Princeton, NJ. The Continental Army tricked the British by leaving their campfires burning while they attacked. The British were forced to retreat, re-motivating the Continental Army.
Battle of Saratoga: American Victory
• In Oct. 1777, British Gen. John Burgoyne arrived near Albany, NY outnumbered by the Patriot troops. Gen. Gates army won the battle and forced the British to surrender. This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It convinced France and Spain to help us.
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Battle of Vincennes: American
VictoryGeorge Rogers Clark
took the war to the British forts on the western frontier. At the Battle of Vincennes. Clark forced A British General to surrender by pretending to have a larger army than really he did! Clark’s victories gave the Americans a claim to all of the frontier lands
Battle of Charles Town: British
Victory• The British decided to
take the war to the
south. In May 1780,
Charlestown fell to the
British Army under the
command of Gen.
Henry Clinton. 5500
American Soldiers were
captured in the worst
defeat of the war.
Battle of Camden: British Victory
• In Aug 1780, American Gen. Gates tried to drive the British out of South Carolina. The Americans were not ready to fight and many ran away at the beginning of the battle. Most of the southern army was captured or killed. American spirits were very low.
Battle of Cowpens: American Victory
• In Jan 1781, The
Americans fought
against a British force
in South Carolina. In an
hour- long battle the
British were forced to
retreat. This Battle
helped set the stage for
the victory at Yorktown.
Battle of Yorktown: American
Victory• In October 1781, British
Gen. Cornwallis moved
his army to Yorktown,
VA. Washington used
his army, a French
army and the French
navy to trap Gen.
Cornwallis and force
him to surrender. This
battle effectively ended
the war.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Why America won the war