Important_Battles_Of_The_American_Revolution

Important Battles Of The American Revolution Important Battles Of The American Revolution The American Revolution was a war that changed everything in the history books. It started in April 1775 and ended in 1783. There were many important battles that played a big part in the colonists' winning of the war. Some battles the British dominated and some the Americans won with pride. Here are some battles that I think were crucial to the War of Independence. General Gage learned that there was secret ammunition stored in Concord, Massachusetts. He ordered troops to go there to destroy any such military supplies and then to Lexington to arrest patriot leaders (Samuel Adams and John Hancock). General Gage had about 800 men ready to go. After they When the plan got out Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn that the British were coming. These two men were minutemen. Minutemen were basically the colonists militia. When the British reached Lexington they came across fifty minutemen. John Pitcairn (British Commander) ordered the group of fifty to disperse. Both sides were in confusion and shooting broke out. Eight Americans were killed and ten were wounded. The successful British army went on to Concord. They did not catch Adams and Hancock because battle, american, revolution, british, army, americans, out, general, hill, wounded, war, concord, colonists, about, minutemen, men, lost, lexington, go, command, boston, virginia, two, supplies, soldiers, reached, plan, north, left, june, john, bunker, because, ammunition, after, yorktown