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=__ Seize of Ft Ticonderoga: __= = Benedict Arnold and 400 men, along with Ethan Allen went to seize Ft Ticonderoga, because of it's rich source of military supplies﻿ which they wanted to use so that they can defeat the british. During the war Arnold gave the keyfort of west point to british. = = = = __Fighting in New York__ : In 1776 Braitian sent 32,000 troops across atlantic to New York. General William Howe hoped he could convince the patriots to give up but was soon disappointed. The US lost because the were outed and out maneuvered ! = ==
 * battle at bunker hill... **
 * on june 16,1775, the americans saw the british coming to bunker hill! they didn't have much supplies, though. they had to think fast. they got behind cover and some one said "don't shoot 'till you see the whites in their eyes!" they waited and then shot. they lost a couple minutes later because they didn't have enough gun powder. yet the british didn't think they were going to win that because they took the british down with them. **

Defeat on Long Island :( ..............
== washington and the patriots had less then 20,000 troops in the late aug. the two ship clashed in the battle of long island. out #'ed & out maneverd the continental army suffered a defeat from the british forces. nathan hale a spy dressed as a teacher proved hinself as a hero they found out and hung him. he said qoute " i only regret that i have one life to lose for my country ". they ran out of suppies for the army after the defeat washington retreated to manhattan and the continental army retreated to NJ into pennysylvania. ==

__Low Point:__
=Many soliders died and there wasn't enough for war, so they would lose the fight. Washington wrote to his brother that if the soliders weren't recruited fast they were not going to have a good chance.=


 * patriot gains.... **
 * washington pleaded for more troops. he suggjested using african american free slaves.yet people didn't want them to join because if they put a gun in their hands, they may revolt! so did they? or did they fight for freedom that was not theirs right away? **

= __﻿__ = __African Americans Join__ : The need for soilders grew so much that the states ignored the ban & enlisted african americans. Rhod island raised an all ﻿african american regiment in 1778. By the end of the war every state except south Carolina enlisted african americans to fight. As many as 5,000 african americans joined the patriots. Among them was Lemuel Hayes & Peter Salem. They both fought at concord to earn their freedoms. With the african americans by their side the patriots were sure to win. !



__America wins in New Jersey............__ == the british army settled in NY for the winter of 1776, they left some troops in NJ at trenton and princeton the british throught that they did not have to fight since the armies usually called ahalt during winter the americans where stationed across the deleware river from the british camp in NJ washington saw that it was a good idea to catch them off guard christmas night washington took 2,400 troops across the icy river and surprised the enemy at trenton the next day they captured more than 900 hessians the british sent reinforcement under cornwallis washington lead them away a british soldier qouted " a few ago the americans had given up the cause for lost. their late successes have turned the scale and now they are all liberty mad again". == = = = = __British plan for victory 1777/capture philly__: The plan involved three pronged one led south by General John Burgoyne, another led east by lieutenant colonel Barry st. Legar and the last one led north by Gerenal Howe. They went to albany to destroy the partrior troops.

( John Burgoyne)

(Lieutenant colonel Barry st. Legar)

(General Howe)

= = =patriots slow british.... = ==in august, soldiers halted st. leger's advance, with benidict arnold on their side, they retreated. meanwhile, cornwallis is trying to get out of the woods. he carried so much luxoriuos supplies that they had to slow down.so, the mountian boys took advantage and stole almost all of it. ==

= __Saratoga 1777__ : Burgoyne faced serious troubles. The americans stopped St.Legers army at fort stanwix & Howes force was still in philadelphia. American troops under the command of General Horatio Gates blocked his path to the south. Burgoyne made his attack on october 4 but the americans stayed FIRM. ! = == = =

