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Lexington & Concord

Lexington & Concord. First two “battles” of the Revolutionary War. Both are towns near one another and they happened in the same day, that’s why history links the two. British troops “won” the battle. Concord Bridge. The War has Begun!. Bunker Hill- June 17 th , 1775.

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Lexington & Concord

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  1. Lexington & Concord • First two “battles” of the Revolutionary War. • Both are towns near one another and they happened in the same day, that’s why history links the two. • British troops “won” the battle. Concord Bridge

  2. The War has Begun!

  3. Bunker Hill- June 17th, 1775 • A few hundred Americans vs. 2,000 British • Putnam famously said, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” • 1,000 British killed or wounded about 500 American killed or wounded.

  4. Both British & Americans realized this would be a real WAR and not just a few skirmishes.

  5. Brooklyn Heights- Aug. 27th, 1776 • Battle lasted 2 days where 377 British & 1,407 Americans died. • Gen. Howe waited for Gen. Washington to surrender—Instead Washington retreated to fight another day. • Howe chased them out of NY meanwhile, robbing & burning civilian homes down.

  6. Many Americans who were neutral or loyalists at the beginning of the war joined the Patriot cause.

  7. Midnight in Trenton- Dec. 25th, 1776 • In the middle of Christmas night, Washington & his troops crossed the Delaware River. • They surprised the Hessians (paid German soldiers) and took 868 of them prisoner, and a week later, took 300 British troops prisoner. • None of Washington’s men were injured.

  8. This helped Rally the troops when the cause was beginning to seem hopeless.

  9. Saratoga- Oct. 17th, 1777 • Gen. Burgoyne took his 8,000 troops from Canada to support Howe in Albany, NY. • Problems with plan- 1. Bad route 2. Howe took his troops to Philadelphia, PA. • By the time they reached Saratoga, NY American troops outnumbered & defeated the British troops! Burgoyne’s Surrender

  10. Americans showed that they could stand up to the British & WIN!France joined the U.S. in their cause!

  11. Monmouth- June 28th, 1778 • -Howe retreated from Philadelphia back to NY and traveled through NJ to get there. • -Met up with Washington’s troops near Monmouth • -Lafayette described Washington fighting with his men, “never had I beheld so superb a man.” Because he actually fought with them.

  12. Ending of the war in the North

  13. Guilford Courthouse- March 15th, 1781 • -British traveled by sea & entered Savannah, GA looking for the “loyal” southern citizens. • -Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox” harassed British troops using guerrilla warfare. • -The British won the battle at Guilford Courthouse but it wasn’t enough.

  14. Last of the British Victories

  15. Yorktown- Aug. 30th-Oct. 19th, 1781 • - Washington moved his men south to Virginia by land. • -French met him there with 29 warships. • -Cornwallis and his men were trapped in the port of Yorktown and had no choice but to surrender.

  16. Cornwallis’ Army surrendered to Washington.The War was over!

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