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- Lexington and Concord
- The Battle of Bunker Hill
- Trenton
- This battle took place in Massachusetts on April 19, 1773. " As Ralph Waldo Emerson later wrote colonel troops had fired the" shot heard 'round the world." The American and French won this battle.
- Valley Forge
- This battle took place in Massachusetts on in June of 1775. Colonel William Prescott," Don't fire till you see the whites of there eyes." General William Howe crossed the bay with 2,000 British soldiers. British red coats won this battle.
- Charles Town
- This battle took place in New Jersey on December 25, 1776. "Killed more that 900 Hessian's and gained needed supplies."
- Battle of Yorktown
- This was not a battle. This took place is Pennsylvania in 1777-1778 during winter. This was not a battle they did not fight in the winter. "The army frequently passed whole days without food."
- This battle took place in South Carolina in the winter of 1780. " Worst American defeat of the war." British army won this war.
- This battle took place in Virginia in 1781. "Turning buildings into ruble." "It's all over." American and French won this war.
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