1. In 1775, these two towns fought the first battles of the Revolutionary War. In 1775, these two towns fought the first battles of the Revolutionary War.

2. Lexington and Concord

3. In 1777, this battle marked the turning point in the war.

4. Saratoga

5. In 1781, this battle was the last battle of the war.

6. Yorktown

7. This camp endured a horrible winter and marked the low point for the Americans.

8. Valley Forge

9. George Washington won this battle because he surprised the enemy on December 26 th.

10. Trenton

11. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys made a surprise attack on this fort.

12. Fort Ticonderoga

13. It was a big mistake for the British Redcoats to go to this mountain, deep in the Carolinas

14. King’s Mountain

15. Before these battles, Paul Revere rode through the countryside shouting “the British are coming.”

16. Lexington and Concord

17. After this horrible battle, George Washington and his troops had to retreat 100 miles across New Jersey.

18. Long Island

19. The British Navy helped catch these two Southern Cities.

20. Savannah and Charlestown

21. In trying to defend Philadelphia, Washington’s army was nearly smashed at this battle.

22. Brandywine

23. Nathanial Green exercised hit-and-run warfare at this battle.

24. Cowpens

25. The soldiers had little food or blankets here.

26. Valley Forge

27. This battle was the first major battle of the Revolution and the bloodiest.

28. Bunker Hill

29. At these battles someone fired the “shot heard ‘round the world.”

30. Lexington and Concord

31. The French decided to become an ally after this battle.

32. Saratoga

33. Washington crossed the Delaware River to fight this battle.

34. Trenton

35. George Washington accepted the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and his 8,000 British troops after this battle.

36. Yorktown

37. George Washington fooled Cornwallis by leaving campfires burning and slipping behind Cornwallis to attack at this battle.

38. Princeton