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Date: April 1775
Location: Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Recap: Lexington marked the beginning of the American Revolution. For the colonists, 49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.
Who won and why: The colonial militia won because they outnumbered the British soldiers.

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Date: June 1775
Location: Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, Massachusetts
Recap: The first Major battle. The British attempted to take Bunker Hill, but encountered the already-prepared colonists.
Who won and why: The colonial militia because the colonists were already prepared and positioned.

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Date: July, 1776
Location: Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Recap: Was like a huge break-up letter between the colonies and Britain. They held the Second Continental Congress in Pennsylvania because it was in the middle of all the colonies, and so it was easy to get to.

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Date: October, 1777
Location: Saratoga, New York
Recap: The British wanted control of NY and the Hudson River, and eventually gained control of Northern colonies. This was a major turning point during the Revolution.
Who won and why: The British because they planned to take control and isolate New England from the Southern colonies to put an end to the Revolution.

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Date: Winter, 1777
Location: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Recap: At Valley Forge, there were shortages of everything like food and medicine and Washington's men were all sick. Thomas Paine wrote "The Crisis" to encourage men to join, so future generations could have what they couldn't and live without fear and violence.

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Date: October, 1781
Location: Yorktown, Virginia
Recap: General Lord Cornwallis erected a number of redoubts to make it harder for the Patriots to reach them, but the American and French troops came closer and dug parallel trenches. On October 6, a number of trenches were built to get in range of the British, and a little later, Washington began an artillery bombardment that lasted nearly a week to prevent Cornwallis for repairing his defenses. After 5 days and nights, Washington ordered new trenches to be dug that would require taking British redoubts number 9 and number 10. On the 14th, American and French allies began their assaults, and they finally overwhelmed the redcoats. This was the last battle of the Revolution where General Lord Cornwallis surrendered.
Who won and why: Colonial Militia because they surrounded the British on land while the French surrounded them at Chesapeake Bay. The British had no reinforcements.

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Date: Early 1783
Location: Paris, France
Recap: The Treaty of Paris was signed to create peace between the British and U.S. after the Revolution to form an independent nation. Each side would pay their debts and set the boundary of the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.