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Derick, Chip, Kate

The Battle Lexington and Concord

• This is the battle that started the war in Middlesex county, Province of Massachusetts bay in 1775. This was known as the birth place of “The Shot Heard Around the World.” The British army assembling

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Bunker Hill

• The battle of Bunker hill was fought in Charleston. It started in the morning on June 17th, 1775. The Americans marched to take Breed’s and Bunker Hill. After hours the Americans suffered huge causality.

Find out moreThe battle of Bunker Hill.

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The Battle of Trenton, New Jersey

The battle took place in the fall and winter of 1776. Washington and his troops sailed through the Delaware river to surprise the British at Trenton .

Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware.

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Saratoga

The battle of Saratoga was Washington and Burgoyne. After much fighting and many English lie dead Burgoyne decided he should give up. So for the sake of his militia he surrendered and Washington and his troops are victorious once again.

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Valley Forge

From December 19 of 1777 to June 19 1778, George Washington’s Continental Army stayed the winter at Valley Forge. Many soldiers were starved and didn’t have any cloths to were.

The Prayer of Valley Forge.More info 5

The Battle of Long Island

• On August 27th 1776 the British Army drove the American Continental Army out of Brooklyn and forced them out of New York. With the British out numbering the Americans 2 to 1.

The Battle of Long Island.More On Long Island.6

Fort Ticonderoga

The battle of Fort Ticonderoga was fought on the shores of Lake Champlain. This battle was fought on July, 6th 1777. American militia took Ticonderoga after no shots were fired.

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The Battle of Brandywine

• The Battle of Brandywine Creek took place in Pennsylvania on September 11th 1777. The Battle of Yorktown was won by the British and Hessian armies.More on the Battle of Brandywine The American soldiers

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The Battle of Cowpens

• On January 17 1781 the Battle of Cowpens took place in South Carolina on the border with North Carolina. America was out-numbered by about 100 men. America won the Battle of Cowpens.

The Battle of Cowpens with the 17th light Dragoon.Find out more! 9

The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Yorktown lasted from September 28th to October 19th 1781.The Americans and French against the British. The Americans and the French Won the Battle of Yorktown.More On Yorktown The Americans attacking the

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WE WON!!!!!!!!!