The Battle of Lexington and Concord
· The Americans began to get their military force together
· When the Red Coats heard this, they decided to act quickly before the Continental Army became overly organized and powerful · The Bostonians learned about the Red Coats’ plan and sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to Lexington to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock · It took place on April 19, 1775 o 700 British troops reached Lexington o Arrived to 70 American minutemen · The British killed 8 and wounded 10 of them o Moved on to Concord, where thousands of American troops assembled · It was considered and American victory · British casualties: over 300 · American casualties: less than 100 · The Battle of Lexington and Concord was considered the official starting point of the American Revolutionary War · Boorstin, Daniel J., Brooks Mather. Kelley, and Ruth Frankel. Boorstin. A History of the United States. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Print. |
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The battle of Bunker hill
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· On the night of June 16, 1775, 1000 troops from the Continental Army went forth in attempts to secure Bunker Hill – led by Colonel William Prescott
o However, Colonel Prescott and his men accidentally took over Breed’s Hill instead · On June 17, the British sent nearly double the amount of troops that the Americans sent in order to chase the Americans away from Breed’s Hill · After three bloody attacks on the American troops, they were finally forced to retreat from Breed’s Hill – the British won the battle o However, the colonists viewed it as a sort of victory because it showed they were able to face the British – the Americans had less casualties than the British troops · http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-bunker-hill · Boorstin, Daniel J., Brooks Mather. Kelley, and Ruth Frankel. Boorstin. A History of the United States. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Print. |
the battle of saratoga
· The British planned to invade New York
· They wanted to control the Hudson River o This would close New England off from the rest of the colonies · The plan was for General Howe to get to New York north from New Jersey; while Colonel St. Leger moved east from Lake Ontario through the Hudson River · They never met at Albany o St. Leger and his men were defeated halfway on their journey o General Howe captured Philadelphia · When General Howe and his men reached Saratoga, New York they surrendered, as their army was highly outnumbered – October 17, 1777 · The American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War o The French openly admitted to being in an alliance with the Americans and decided to sign an official treaty of alliance with the American colonies on February 7, 1778 · http://www.ushistory.org/us/11g.asp · Boorstin, Daniel J., Brooks Mather. Kelley, and Ruth Frankel. Boorstin. A History of the United States. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. Print. |
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the battle of yorktown
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· It took place in Yorktown, Virginia from September 28, 1781 to October 19, 1781
· The French army helped George Washington and the rest of the Continental Army by blockading the Boston Harbor · George Washington, general of the French-American army, heard that the Cornwallis, general of the British army, and his men occupied Yorktown, Virginia o They decided to move in on them and leave New York · The British troops were surrounded by American and French forces and on October 19,1781 they were defeated and surrendered o British casualties: 156 killed and 326 wounded · It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War · http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/yorktown.htm |