American Revolution Timeline

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American Revolution Timeline
Date4/19/1775 Event Battle of Lexington Am
Leader John Parker Br. Leader John Pitcairn
Activity First shots of the Am Revolution.
British win and advance to Concord.
Date 5/10/1775 Event Battle of Ticonderoga Am
Leader Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen Br.
Leader William De LaPlace Activity Allen in
the Green Mtn Boys defeated the British.
Date 4/19/1775 Event Battle of Concord Am
Leader James Barrett Br. Leader John Pitcairn
and Francis Smith Activity First battle of
the American Revolution. MA militia force British
.
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American Revolution Timeline
Date 8/27/1776 Event Battle of Long Island Am
Leader Gen. Washington Br. Leader Gen.
Howe Activity Washington was forced to retreat
from Manhattan to NJ.
Date 12/25/1776 Event Battle of Trenton Am
Leader Washington Br. Leader Johann
Rall Activity Washington crossed the DE River
and surprised the British and Hessians.
Date 6/16/1775 Event Bunker Hill
(Breeds) Am Leader Wm Prescott, Joseph
Warren Br. Leader Gen. Howe Activity British
advancement was stopped twice, but captured hill
on third advance. Colonists ran out of
ammunition.
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American Revolution Timeline
Date Winter 1777-1778 Event Valley Forge Am
Leader NA Br. Leader NA Activity
Washingtons troops settled at Valley Forge, PA
for the winter.
Date 9/11/1777 Event Battle of Brandywine Am
Leader Washington Br. Leader Howe Activity
Washington is defeated and manage to escape.
Date 9/19 and 10/7/1777 Event Battles of
Saratoga Am Leader Arnold, Gates, Morgan, and
Lincoln Br. Leader Burgoyne Activity
Americans force Burgoyne to surrender-turning
point of the war.
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American Revolution Timeline
Date 9/28-9/19/1781 Event Battle of
Yorktown Am Leader Washington Br. Leader
Cornwallis Activity French navy and Am and
French soldiers on land surround Cornwallis and
force surrender. Last major battle of the war.
Date 1/17/1781 Event Battle of Cowpens Am
Leader Daniel Morgan Br. Leader Banastre
Tarleton Activity Gen Morgan defeats Col.
Banastre..
Date 9/3/1783 Event Treaty of Paris 1783 Am
Leader NA Br. Leader NA Activity Officially
ended the war and recognized the U.S. an
independent country.