For example, the battles I would choose would be The Battle of Long island, occurred March 17, 1776. General George Washington Had led 19,000 soldiers to lower Manhattan. He strengthened the batteries that protected the harbor and made forts in northern Manhattan and on Brooklyn Heights across the East River on Long Island. The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred on June 17, 1775, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Even with their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with a much needed confidence boost. Battle of Ticonderoga July 6th, 1777, on Lake Champlain, New York State in the United States of America.The Americans withdrew from Ticonderoga leaving it in British hands.Valley Forge was not a battle but was the site of the …show more content…
George Washington was also part of the Battle of Long island. Another important person would include General Arthur St Clair led a some of 3,000 American troops against 7,300 troops in the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga which had given the troops an important confidence boost. Also important person, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, without him the American troops would not have won the Battle of Monmouth. He was a onetime member part of a elite general staff under Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. He decided to help train the american troops with his military