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Thirteen Colonies

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The Thirteen Colonies were the British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America which broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and joined to form the United States of America.

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  1. 1754Battle of Fort NecessityUniontownThe Battle of Fort Necessity, also known as the Battle of the Great Meadows took place on July 3, 1754, in present-day Farmington in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The engagement, along with a May 28 skirmish known as the Battle of Jumonville Glen, was the first military combat experience for George Washington, who was later selected as commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War by the…Source: Wikidata (country)
  2. 1754Battle of Jumonville GlenUniontownThe Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War, fought on May 28, 1754, near present-day Hopwood and Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.Source: Wikidata (country)
  3. 1755Battle of Lake GeorgeLake GeorgeThe Battle of Lake George was fought on 8th of September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, during the French and Indian War.Source: Wikidata (country)
  4. 1755Battle of the MonongahelaFort DuquesneThe Battle of the Monongahela (also known as the Battle of Braddock's Field and the Battle of the Wilderness) took place on July 9, 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War at Braddock's Field in present-day Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) east of Pittsburgh.Source: Wikidata (country)
  5. 1756Battle of Fort BullRomeThe Battle of Fort Bull was a French attack on the British-held Fort Bull on 27 March 1756, early in the French and Indian War. The fort was built to defend a portion of the waterway connecting Albany, New York to Lake Ontario via the Mohawk River.Source: Wikidata (country)
  6. 1757Siege of Fort William HenryLake GeorgeThe siege of Fort William Henry (3–9 August 1757, French: Bataille de Fort William Henry) was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry.Source: Wikidata (country)
  7. 1758Battle of CarillonTiconderogaThe Battle of Carillon, also known as the Battle of Ticonderoga, was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War (which was part of the Seven Years' War). It was fought near Fort Carillon (now known as Fort Ticonderoga) on the shore of Lake Champlain in the frontier area between the British colony of New York and the French colony of New France.Source: Wikidata (country)
  8. 1758Battle of Fort DuquesnePittsburghThe Battle of Fort Duquesne was a British assault on the French-controlled Fort Duquesne (later the site of Pittsburgh) on 14 September 1758, during the French and Indian War. This force was out-maneuvered, surrounded, and largely destroyed by the French and their native allies led by François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery.Source: Wikidata (country)
  9. 1759Battle of TiconderogaFort TiconderogaThe Battle of Ticonderoga was a minor confrontation at Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga) on July 26 and 27, 1759, during the French and Indian War. A British military force of more than 11,000 men under the command of General Sir Jeffery Amherst moved artillery to high ground overlooking the fort, which was defended by a garrison of 400 Frenchmen under the command of Brigadier General François-Charles…Source: Wikidata (country)
  10. 1775Battle of Bunker HillCharlestownThe Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved. It was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though the majority of combat took place on the adjacent hill, which became known as Breed's Hill.Source: Wikidata (country)
  11. 1775Battles of Lexington and ConcordMiddlesex CountyThe Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.Source: Wikidata (country)
  12. 1775Capture of Fort TiconderogaTiconderogaThe capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison.Source: Wikidata (country)