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There was no one event that offficially started the Revolutionary War. The colonists wanted to be treated like true Englishmen, and nothing less. The British thought that the colonies were just colonies that they could be unfair and screw as much as they wanted. With those problems between the two, war was as inevitable as soon having to eat.
There were many battles and main events that helped lead us to where we are today. Some examples are Revere's Ride, the battles for Concord and Lexington, the battle of Bunker Hill and many, many more. But one that truly stands out for the amount of bravery and determination that the men of the war had was most certainly Valley Forge. There were no battles or fights going on, but a strong winter that buffeted the soldiers' spirits that had Valley Forge as their post with George Washington. But through their hardship, the men were trained and they were taught how to be proffesional soldiers. With the better soldiers came a better chance at winning the Revolution.
One well known event of the War was George Washington crossing the Delaware River. In December of 1776, after the British had won a major advantage from winning a victory over Fort Washington, one more victory would have sealed the fate of the British winning the revolution. The patriots' spirits were low.
But one decision made by a British officer gave the Americans a chance. General William (Commander and Chief of the British army in North America) "ordered his troops to move a string of winter quarters" going from New York to Trenton. Washington made the extremely risky, what we now know as smart, move to make a surprise attack on the British on Christmas Day. Because of the holy holiday, the British would never expect it. They would make the attack on Trenton, which was guarded by highly trained, professional German soldiers, called Hessians, paid by the British to fight for them. When Washington and his troops got across, they killed or wounded over 100 Hessians and took almost 1,000 people for prisoners. Only four Americans were killed or hurt. All through this whole experience, Washington taught many that hardships are hard, but defeat is worse. Through those hardships you may choose to fight and win or die trying.
This topic really caught my eye when we were first shown our options for the assigned blog. I knew that there were really interesting facts on every single aspect on the Revolutionary War, and I knew that I wanted to to this report, because even though people have heard these stories over and over again, it's nice to re-reveal American history and American spirit and just how determined we really are in getting where we want to go. :) :)
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