The Revolutionary War Part I 1775 – 1778 Cody Frampton (A2)

Table of Contents The Year 1775 – Battle of Lexington & Concord (April – 1775) – Battle of Bunker Hill (June – 1775) The Year 1776 ) – The Declaration of Independence (July – 1776) – Battle of Trenton (December – 1776) The Year 1777 – Battle of Princeton (January – 1777) – Battle of Brandywine (September – 1777) – Other miscellaneous battles The Year 1778 – Winter at Valley Forge

The Year – 1775

Battle of Lexington & Concord Location & Dates Massachusetts – Lexington – Concord – Lincoln – Arlington (Menotomy) – Cambridge April 18 & 19, 1775 What Occurred British send troops to capture guns and ammo in Concord British plan to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington Midnight ride of Paul Revere, William Dawes & Dr. Samuel Prescott

Battle of Lexington & Concord Notable – Colonists Paul Revere William Dawes Dr. Samuel Prescott John Hancock Samuel Adams Joseph Warren The Minutemen Notable – British General Thomas Gage Lt Colonel Francis Smith Brigadier General Hugh Percy

The Battle of Bunker Hill Location & Dates Massachusetts – Charlestown – Mostly on and around Breed’s Hill. June 17, 1775 What Occurred Colonial leaders were informed that British troop were going to occupy the unoccupied hills surrounding Boston The British mounted an attack the next day, the first two assaults were fails, suffering significant losses, but on the third attack they succeeded with flanking them on the left and right.

The Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill Notable – Colonists Israel Putnam William Prescott Joseph Warren John Stark Notable – British William Howe Sir Robert Pigot James Abercrombie John Pitcairn Henry Clinton

The Year of 1776

Declaration of Independence People who signed the Declaration of Independence Delaware : George Read, Thomas McKean, Caesar Rodney Pennsylvania: George Clymer, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, James Smith, George Taylor, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Ross, James Wilson. Massachusetts: John Adams John Hancock, Elbridge Gerry, Samuel Adams Robert Treat Paine. New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton, William Whipple. Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins William Ellery New York: Lewis Morris, Francis Lewis, Philip Livingston, William Floyd Georgia: Button Gwinnett, George Walton, Lyman Hall Virginia: Richard Henry Lee, Carter Braxton Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson. Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Benjamin Harrison, George Wythe North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch. Jr., Arthur Middleton, Thomas Heyward. Jr. New Jersey: Abraham Clark Francis Hopkinson John Witherspoon, John Hart Richard Stockton Connecticut: Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Roger Sherman, Oliver Wolcott. Maryland: Charles Carroll, Thomas Stone, Samuel Chase, William Paca.

The Battle of Trenton Location & Dates Trenton, New Jersey December What Occurred On the night of December 25, George Washington and 2,400 American soldiers crossed the Delaware river just north of Trenton New Jersey, when Washington’s men landed on the other side, they marched 9 miles to southern New Jersey. Washington caught the Hessians off guard, after a brief battle, two thirds of the 1,500 man garrison was captured. Only a few escaped.

The Battle of Trenton Notable – Americans George Washington Nathanael Greene Notable – Hessians Johann Rall

The Year of 1777

The Battle of Princeton Location & Dates Princeton New Jersey January 3 What Occurred On January 2, George Washington held of a British attack, He then circled around the British army and flanked them. George learned that General Hugh Mercer clashes with two regiment of the British, and needed reinforcements, so Washington gathered up some men and sent them to help, Hugh’s men were in retreat, which caused the minute men to retreat, But Washington rode up and rallied the continental forces to victory!

The Battle of Princeton Notable – Colonists Israel Putnam William Prescott Joseph Warren John Stark Notable – British William Howe Sir Robert Pigot James Abercrombie John Pitcairn Henry Clinton

The Battle of Brandywine Creek Location & Dates Pennsylvania – Chadds Ford Township – Delaware county September 11, 1777 What occurred Washington’s men set up behind General Howe’s men and was getting ready to attack, but Howe took the bulk of his army and took them around the Brandywine river, due to poor scouting, Howe’s men went almost undetected and flanked Washington and his men

The Battle of Brandywine Creek Notable – Colonists George Washington Nathanael Greene Francis Nash Peter Muhlenberg Anthony Wayne Notable – British William Howe Charles Cornwallis Wilhelm von Knyphausen James Agnew William Medows

The winter at Valley Forge The winter at Valley Forge was one of the turning points in the war. Washington’s forces became trained soldiers under the direction of Drill Master Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian Commander. Von Steuben spoke no English and was brought to America by Benjamin Franklin. It was the six month camp site for George Washington, going from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, no battles were fought.

Thank You The End Cody Frampton A-2