American Revolution Battles

1. Battle of Trenton

George Washington secret attack on Hessians

Christmas Evening

First American Victory

2. Battle of Saratoga

• greatest victory for American forces
• British surrendered
• Benedict Arnold ignored orders and went into battle
• Benedict Arnold is known as a trader - told secrets to British

3. Valley Forge

• happened in winter, freezing and starving
• happened in 1777
• lots of soldiers died in the cold
• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben - trains soldiers

4. The Naval War

• John Paul Jones
• blocking the trading ports
• British struck down ships Richard and Serapis

5. Guerilla Warfare

• happened 1780
• sneak attacks 
• Francis Marion  - cut British supply lines 
• Daniel Morgan - used guerilla tactics - British thought it was dishonorable 

6. Battle of Yorktown

• happened 1781
• Americans defeated British
• British - Surrounded by French and Americans

7. Treaty of Paris

• treaty between British and Americans
• Benjamin Franklin - represented America to sign treaty
• Richard Oswald - Represented Britain to sign treaty