The American Revolution

The first battles of the American Revolution, also known as "The Shot Heard Round the World."

• Lexington & Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Long Island

In this battle, George Washington and the Continental Army ambushed and captured about 1,000 Hessian soldiers on Christmas night.

• Saratoga

• Long Island

• Trenton

• Monmouth

This 1777 battle was a turning point in the war because it proved to foreign powers, like France, that the Patriots could actually win the war.

• Bunker Hill

• Monmouth

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

This was the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army where disease and hunger spread rampant.

• Philadelphia

• Valley Forge

• Boston

• Brandywine

This monumental siege by both American and French armies causes a British surrender and marks the last major battle of the war.

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Monmouth

• Long Island

If the Patriots hadn't run out of ammunition, they most likely would have won this battle against William Howe and the British in Boston.

• Concord

• Lexington

• Bunker Hill

• Long Island

Fought in the sweltering June heat, this battle had more casualties due to dehydration than to actual war injuries. It is also the battle where the legend of Molly Pitcher was born.

• Monmouth

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

This British victory probably would have ended the war if not for George Washington's sneaky escape in the night fog. It was the largest land battle of the entire war.

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown

• Valley Forge

• Long Island

Was one of the founding fathers of the United States. During the war, he was able to secure French support for the colonies.

• John Hancock

• Donald Trump

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

She is credited with making the first American flag in 1776, after receiving a visit from then General George Washington; however, there is no evidence for this story.

• Molly Pitcher

• Betsy Ross

• Deborah Sampson

• Sybil Ludington