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1) British Capture Philadelphia
· George Washington was a very impatient man.
· George Washington and his troops camped at Brandywine Creek.
· At 10:30 on September 11 they began battle again.
· At 4:30 General How started battle with the Americans
· In the end the Americans were over-powered.
· September 26, 1777 Philadelphia occupied by the British.
· In October the Americans descended on the British in Germantown
2) British Defeat at Saratoga
· By dusk Burgoyne held the field but lost one third of his men.
· The Americans made a fire that lasted for days.
· Benedict Arnold did not get along with General Gates.
· Benedict was shot off his horse and then shot in the leg.
· In the next few days they tried to get Burgoyne.
· Benedict finally did the unexpected and surrendered his army
3) Valley Forge
· The Americans traveled through snow and some men were missing shoes and other clothing.
· They whipped soldiers to punish them.
· In Baron Von Stuben showed up to join George Washington.
· Von Stuben was promised to major general.
· The men with George Washington had diseases and died in camp and deserted.
4) Britain invades the South
· Some people were benefiting from the war.
· In 1779 it was already the 5th year of the war.
· Everything grew in price, the prices of horses raised to $20,000.
· 5,400 Americans including Lincoln were taken as prisoners, half of them died.
· In the end more patriots died in Britain prisons than in battle.
· After 20 minutes in the next battle of Canton two fifths of the Americans ran away.
· Outnumbered three to one they kept battling.
· After this battle Gates the Americans general ran away and traveled 180 miles in three and a half days.
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