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Location: Yorktown, Virginia
Date: October 10,1781
Summary: In this specific situation the British were backed up against the York river with hope that they could get supplies and then go on the offensive against the colonist.While they were doing this however, George Washington and his French ally "Comte de Rochambeau" had accumulated 20,000 troops just south of Virginia with plans to siege Yorktown. Also while this was happening the French navy forced the British ships trying to supply the British soldiers at Yorktown away. The combined army of Frenchmen and colonist started the siege on September 28. They began by building trenches to allow then to get closer to Yorktown. They also started to bombarded the British defenders for a week. Then George Washington ordered an assault on fortifications called redoubts, which was led by Alexander Hamilton and these assaults all were successful. With the British surrounded on all 3 sides they tried to do a counter-attack but it failed. So instead the commander surrendered with his 8,000 remaining men. This battle was the last major battle of the American Revolution and allowed for us to begin to have independence.

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Location: Savannah, Georgia
Date: September 16-October 20, 1779
Summary: This was a failed attempt by the American/French forces that numbered 5000 who tried taking the city of Savannah back. This town was guarded by 3000 British soldiers. The American Commander Benjamin Lincoln decided to attack on October 9th on a fortification but many soldiers where lost in the swamp or confused due to heavy fog. Then they got to the fortification and it was filled with battle hardened with British soldiers who demolished the American/French lines.A week later Lincoln called of the seige. This town was never recaptured all during the war. This battle is significant because while the British lost about 150 men the Americans lost about 1000 men. This didn't just affect morale but it caused the amount of total soldiers to go down significantly and they really didn't gain anything from it.

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Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Date: December 26, 1777
Summary: With George Washington's army slowly losing soldiers and peoples enlistments ending soon. With these predicaments and their foes across the Delaware river, Washington decided to make one last ditch effort to get supplies, improve the overall moral, and most importantly cause the British to lose. He and his army who split up so they could do a 3 pronged attack starting the 9 mile trip to the outskirts of Trenton.Here is where all 3 forces met up and from there they attacked Trenton that was being held by the Hessian garrison. This was a important victory because it allowed the colonial troops to have access to more supplies and it also increased moral of the troops that allowed them to keep fighting.

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Location: Cowpens , South Carolina
Date: January 17,1781
Summary:
Nathanael Greene sent General Danial Morgan to go to South Carolina with 1065 soldiers with the focus to support American militia and threaten British outposts.The British heard about Morgans arrival and sent a Colonel by the name of Banastre Tarleton to go and destroy Morgan. Morgan waited on January 17th in a fenced area that was known for holding cows and set up his troops in 3 lines. Morgan also had a hidden cavalry. They eventually started fighting and Tarleton suffered major losses from Morgans strategy and so decided to send his cavalry. This caused Morgan to send his hidden cavalry which was major surprise element that allowed Morgan to win. This battle was important because it was a huge loss for the British and it increased moral for the soldiers.

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Location: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.
Date:June 17, 1775.
Summary: After the first shots of the Revolutionary War were shot at Lexington and Concord, the British fell back toward Boston where they could be supported by their Navy. The British were followed by the patriots. A commander by the name of William Prescott heard that the British were going to attack Charleston. So, in response Prescott sent 1,200 troops to occupy colonial hill in Charleston. This battle is where the famous saying "not fire until you see the whites of their eyes." With the British having military experience and discipline they won but only because the colonist ran out of ammo. This war was significant because it showed that these colonials could stand up to a whole army in battle.