http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles Explore Revolutionary battle sites such as Lexington, Concord and Yorktown, and learn how the events that took place there shaped the course of the war. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-25T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo1 The Boston Massacre (1770) pitted British soldiers against local workers and resulted in the death of five men. The event galvanized many towards the cause of independence from the British. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo2 A circle of cobblestones marks the site of the Boston massacre. In the background stands the Old State House, built in 1713 (photographed in 1995). http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo3 In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston harbor. They were protesting a tax on tea and a perceived British monopoly. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo4 In April of 1775, several local minutemen intercepted a British force of 700 in Lexington, MA. The minutemen intended to deny the British access to ammunition nearby. Shots were fired and a battle developed. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo5 After engaging the minutemen in Lexington, the British moved on to Concord, MA, where they were confronted at the North Bridge by several hundred colonists. The British ultimately withdrew. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo6 The first major battle of the Revolution, the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) saw over 1,000 British and 450 American casualties. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo7 In July of 1775, General George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army in Cambridge, MA. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo8 1. Driven out of New York and into Pennsylvania, General George Washington regrouped his army and crossed the Delaware River to launch a victorious surprise attack on Hessian troops. The attack took place in Trenton, New Jersey around Christmas, 1776 (painting from 1851). http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo9 On October 7, 1777, American forces under the command of General Horatio Gates defeated British troops in New York. British General John Burgoyne retreated to Saratoga, and on October 13th, surrendered. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo10 By the winter of 1777-1778, Washington's forces had relinquished Philadelphia to the British, setting up winter camp in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo11 In 1781, French troops joined American forces at Yorktown, Virginia and attacked British fortifications by land and sea. The campaign was successful, and British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo12 This article announces the surrender of British General Cornwallis in 1781, all but assuring an American victory in the war. http://www.history.com/photos/american-revolution-events-and-battles/photo12