What is the order of the revolutionary war battles
The thirteen North American colonies of Great Britain initiated the American Revolutionary War against the Kingdom. There had been growing tensions and conflict between the British crown and the colonies. The mother country, to increase its revenue, took many measures-
- the sugar act of 1764.
- The stamp act of 1765 marked the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, including cards and dices.
- Townshend Acts 1767-68- a series of four acts to exert authority over the American colonies
- Tea Act 1773-to save the East India Company a vital part of the British Economy.
These taxes caused widespread resentment among the colonist. They objected to the taxes insisting that only their colonial assemblies could impose tariffs on people. "No taxation without representation" became the most famous slogan.
Explanation
The order of battles are as follows:
The Boston Massacre(1770), the burning of the Gatsby and Rhode island(1772), and then the 1773 Boston tea party increased tensions and skirmishes. Following these events, the British parliament organized a series of repressive measures like closing Boston Harbor and passing various acts to restore peace and order in Massachusetts. In response to this, various colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia to discuss the colony's opposition to British rule(1774). The first continental congress's attempt to demand independence did not go well.
- In April 1775, Lexington and Concord's battles in Massachusetts marked the first battles between American minutemen and the British Army and started the American Revolutionary war. The first shot of the war is called "the shot heard round the world." The Americans emerged victorious forced the British to withdraw back to Boston. The Siege of Boston marked a month-long confrontation between the British and the newly created continental army. The British retreated to their bases in Halifax, Canada.
- The Continental Congress approved and later adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, It marked the official political separation of America from British.
- Two battles called the battles of Ticonderoga happened during the Revolutionary war. The first battle (1775) gave America control over the Fort of Ticonderoga and its weaponry. The second battle(1777) led to the British capture of Fort. In the Battle of Bunker Hill(1775), colonial forces, as part of Boston's siege, captured Bunker. The colonial troops ran out of ammunition during the third attack. The British lost a large number of men in this capture.
- The American forces lost in the battle of Quebec. They failed to British and French Canadian forces. The Battle of Long Island(1776) marked the Americans' first significant defeat after the independence declaration. Washington's attempt to defend New York failed, and he retreated to New Jersey. In the September of 1776, a fire caused one-fourth of New York City to burn. British continued to occupy it till 1783.
- The Battle of Trenton (1776) helped the morale of American forces who defeated the German mercenary forces with suffering minute losses. The battle of Saratoga proved another essential war for the Americans who defeated the British under General Hohn Burgoyne. At this time, France started supporting the American cause and entered into a Treaty of Alliance(1778).
- The Siege of Charleston in 1779 led to the capture of Charleston, South Carolina, by the British. The Battle of Camden marked British victory in 1780. The American forces won over the loyalist forces in South Carolina in the Battle of Kings Mountain(1780). This victory boosted American forces.
- Cowpens' (1781) battle led to South Carolina's liberation from the British and served as the turning point of the war and British rule. The combined American and French forces defeated the British and captured General Cornwallis and his army in the Battle of Yorktown(1781). This victory brought the British to the negotiating table and ended the revolutionary war battles.
The Revolutionary war battles ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Great Britain recognized American Independence and ceded all territories to it.
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