early American wars

  • The battles of Lexington and Concord

    The battles of Lexington and Concord

    The battles of lexington and concord on April 19, 1775 were the first major military actions between the british army and patriot militias
  • The winter at valley forge

    The winter at valley forge

    Valley forge was the winter encampment of the continental army under the command of George Washington during the american revolutionary war
  • The battle of cowpens

    The battle of cowpens

    A military engagement during the American revolutionary war fought on January 17 1781 near the town of cowpens
  • The battle of Baltimore

    The battle of Baltimore

    The battle of baltimore took place between British and american forces on september 12, 1814 during the War of 1812
  • The battle of New Orleans

    The battle of New Orleans

    The battle of new orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the british army under major general sir Edward Pakenham and the united states army under brevet major general Andrew Jackson
  • The election of Andrew jackson

    The election of Andrew jackson

  • The battle of the alamo

    The battle of the alamo

    The Battle of the alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13 day siege Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the alamo mission near San Antonio de Béxar
  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Abraham Lincoln elected president

  • The first battle of bull run

    The first battle of bull run

    It was called the battle of first manassas by Confederate forces was the first major battle of the americain civil war
  • The battle of Gettysburg

    The battle of Gettysburg

    The battle of gettysburg was a three day battle in the american civil war which was fought between the union and C\confederate armies between july 1 and july 3, 1863
  • Battle of the Philippines

    Battle of the Philippines

    The battle of the philippine sea was a major naval battle of world war II on 19 20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial japanese navy
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

  • The adoption of the star spangled banner as the national anthem

  • The USS constitution defeats the HMS guerriere

  • The sinking of three USS Maine

    The sinking of three USS Maine

    The USS Maine was sunk in havana harbor Cuba on February 15, 1898, after a massive explosion that killed most of its crew and directly contributed to the start of the spanish american war
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

  • The treaty at Appomattox courthouse

  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona