major battles during the american revolution

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Bunker Hill
June 1776

* First battle
* Very violent
* British came in very confident
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Princeton & Trenton
Winter 1776-1777

* Guerilla warfare
* Happened on Christmas morning
* Continental army surprise attacked the British
* Looked for ways to conserve supplies
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Saratoga
Oct. 1777

* Turning point of the war
* The French decided to help the colonists due to shared hatred of the British
* Benjamin Franklin convinced to French to help
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Valley Forge
Winter 1777-1778

* A time period where it seemed like the colonists were going to lose
* Continental army was struggling with the winter and lack of food.
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Yorktown
1781

* Cornwallis surrendered which led to the end of the war
* French navy blocked their escape