The American Revolution

Battle at Yorktown

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In August 1781, General George Washington learned that Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis' army was encamped near Yorktown, VA. After discussing options with his French ally, Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Ponton de Rochambeau, Washington decided to quietly move his army away from New York City with the goal of crushing Cornwallis' isolated force.

French & Indian War

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In the Early eighteenth century the French and Indian war began. The French, who claimed the entire watersheds of the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers—which included the Great Lakes and the Ohio River valley—became worried about British encroachments into this region and so they moved to set up a series of forts, including at Crown Point on Lake Champlain, and on the Wabash, Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.

Battle at Lexington Green

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This Battle Began from a solidier misfiring his gun, he had thought he heard a gun shot so he fired back and the Battle Began known as the Battle at Lexington Green.

Bunker & Breed's Hill

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On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence.

Battle of Long Island

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Begining on August 22, Battle of Long Island. They entered the harbor in late June and on July 2 established headquarters on Staten Island. Over a period of several weeks the British army grew to about 32,000 men, including more than 8,000 mercenaries hired for service in America.

Battle of Trenton & Princeton

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 The Battle of Trenton & Princeton began in 1776 and ended a year after. George Washington suprised trenton on December 26, and was still building momentum.