American Revolution Timeline By Miguel Ramirez, Zach Williams, Colton Adams.

Major Battles Of The American Revolution The Battles of Lexington and Concord The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill The Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Germantown The Battle of Cowpens The Battle of Yorktown

Lexington & Concord (The Shot Heard Around The World) The battles of Lexington &concord were prepared for by the colonist because they had months of preparation because of spies located in Boston. the British occupied Boston but nowhere else in Massachusetts witch allowed almost all of Massachusetts to come up against them in there attack. The goal of the raid was to destroy the colonist weapons and ammunition in concord. But because the colonist had information of the British plan most of the weapons and ammunition was stored all over Massachusetts. The battle began with confusion on both sides at Lexington with a skirmish that started by a mysteries shot witch triggered the British to fire with out orders. The militia scattered neither side expected any shots to be fired at each other. When the British arrived at concord they found about 200 militia and they retreated peacefully. The British then began to search the town for the stashed supplies and found nothing. But the militia that had retreated gained many more reinforcements from other militia and minutemen and came back with well over a couple thousand soldiers and the British were going to surrender but they were relived by another force from Boston. They retreated to Charles town while being chased, before the militia gave up and they were able to retreat back to Boston. Sadly for them the woke up with 20,000 militia sounding the city.

The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga On April 19, 1775 The War had begun with the skirmishing at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts. Once the British detachment retreated to Boston, the Siege of Boston began. As the rebels continued to come around Boston, they realized that they did not have the ammo or cannons to make successful siege or any military operations

The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill Friday, September 19, Mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill." Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Germantown The battle for Germantown was a battle during the campaign for Philadelphia in the attempt to reclaim it and destroy General Howe’s forces. The campaign started and ended badly for the Americans. Philadelphia was taken after the battles of payola and Brandywine. The battle was lost but a large portion of the American forces about 1000 out of about were either considered casualties or captured. The most brutal fighting happened at the chew house were the British imbedded themselves. The Americans were able to get away with out being completely destroyed to the British's disadvantage when the could have.

The Battle of Saratoga Friday, September 19, 1777 The British planed to divided the colonies in to by taking New York. There strategy was to send three armies to take Albany, New York. They were to come from (General Howe) New York, New York, (General Burgoyne) Canada, and (General St. Leger) lake Ontario. But Burgoyne was slowed down on his way and and St. Leger and his troops retreated because the American general Benedict Arnold who block there way spread rumors that he had a large army. Burgoyne still wanted to continue with the plan but general how left to capture George Washington and Philadelphia. He was able to capture Philadelphia but not Washington. Burgoyne still tried to reach Albany but general Arnold tried to stop him. Arnold’s first attack failed but he was able to drive them back to Saratoga and the Americans surrounded them and Burgoyne surrendered. Evan though Benedict Arnold felt that he did not get enough reward from congress so he betrayed the Americans. Still the rest of the world realized that America could win so many nations decided to assist them.

The Battle of Cowpens The battle occurred during the time when the Americans tried to retake south Carolina from the British. The battle was small in proportion to other major battles of the war but more important the most because it was the turning point in the campaign for south Carolina and killed, captured, or wounded many of the British soldiers which included the best of Cornwallis's forces.

The Battle of Yorktown The Battle of Yorktown was the last of the war but the war was ended by the Treaty of Paris. The battle of Yorktown was masterfully thought out and planed by the colonial and French forces. The over all plan of the battle was to trap Cornwallis on the peninsula of Yorktown. Washington ordered the French fleet to block the waters around it to prevent escape and to destroy reinforcements, then come in by land until they surrendered. The plan work as it was supposed to, the British also underestimated the french0 fleet and attempted to send reinforcements but failed. The continual and the French army moved forward and bombarded the British until general Cornwallis surrendered and the Treaty of Paris was signed.