American Revolution Battles

• Small town outside of Boston

• ​Minutemen meet British soldiers in a small battle

• Starts the war

• Known as the "Shot heard around the world."​

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LEXINGTON & CONCORD

APRIL 1775​

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• First major battle of the Revolutionary War

• ​Three (3) attacks

• Minutemen were ordered, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

• ​British victory but they lost a lot of men.

• Gave Minutemen the confidence.

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BUNKER HILL

JUNE 1775​

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• Bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War

• ​More than 1000 British and 400 American Patriots were killed or wounded.

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​BUNKER HILL

• Located in New Jersey

• ​General Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River to surprise the German Hessian troops.

• The Hessians were not prepared.

• The Continental Army won the Battle of Trenton.

• Winning inspired the Patriots.​

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BATTLE OF TRENTON

DECEMBER 1776​

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• General Washington sets up his headquarters at Valley Forge, PA

• ​Continental Army was almost destroyed by the cold and hunger.

• Soldiers had little food, supplies, and clothing.

• Many soldiers were ill and died.​

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WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE 1777

• Took place in Saratoga, NY

• ​Considered the "turning point of the war" because it proved to France that the colonies could defeat the British.

• France decided to send troops to help the Continental Army.

• France becomes an ally of the colonies.​

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​SARATOGA

OCTOBER 1777​

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• Last major battle of the war.

• ​Fought in Yorktown, VA.

• Gen. Washington and the Continental Army defeated British troops led by Gen. Cornwallis.

• France helped the colonists win.​

• General Cornwallis surrendered on October 19, 1781.​

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​YORKTOWN

1781​

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