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Revolutionary War, American, the war in which 13 British colonies in North America won their freedom and became the United States of America.
Bennington, Battle of, August 16, 1777, an American victory in the Revolutionary War, fought near Bennington, Vermont.
Brandywine, Battle of, September 11, 1777, a British victory in the American Revolution.
Bunker Hill, Battle of, June 17, 1775, the first major battle of the American Revolution.
Cowpens, Battle of, January 17, 1781, an American victory in the American Revolutionary War.
Eutaw Springs, Battle of September 8, 1781, an engagement in the Carolina campaign of the American Revolution.
Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, March 15, 1781, a battle of the American Revolution.
Kings Mountain, Battle of, October 7, 1780, an engagement in South Carolina fought between American patriots and Loyalists during the Revolutionary War.
Monmouth, Battle of, June 28, 1778, a drawn battle in the American Revolutionary War.
Trenton, Battle of (December 26, 1776), a crucial American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Boston Massacre, one of the incidents that led to the American Revolution. The people of Boston, Massachusetts, resented the garrisoning of British troops in the city.
Boston Tea Party, in United States history, the dumping of three cargoes of tea in Massachusetts Bay on December 16, 1773, shortly before the American Revolution.
Concord , Massachusetts, a town in Middlesex County. It lies on the Concord River, 16 miles (26 km) northwest of downtown Boston.
Conway Cabal , a plot formed in 1777 by a group of American officers and congressmen to remove George Washington and promote Horatio Gates to command of the Continental Army.
Hessians, in American history, troops hired by the British from various German princes to fight in the American Revolution.
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