What was happpening in Philadelphia?

Lord George Germain

When the British began to plan operations for 1777, they had two main armies in North America: Carleton's army in Quebec, and Howe's army in New York. In London, Lord George Germain approved campaigns for these armies which, because of miscommunication, poor planning, and rivalries between commanders, did not work in conjunction. Although Howe successfully captured Philadelphia, the northern army was lost in a disastrous surrender at Saratoga. Both Carleton and Howe resigned after the 1777 campaign.

The Hessians

The Hessians were German soldiers payed by the Brittish to fight against the American Continental Army. The Brittish hired more than 30,000 soldiers. They were called 12,992 of the 30,697 came from Hesse-Kassel. They were first voluntary soldiers, but later were hired for a very high price.

In the end of the war 17,313 returned to their homes, 1,200 were killed in action, 4,972 stayed in the colonial settlements, and 6,354 died by an illness or by an accident.

The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, New York 

The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred on May 10, 1775. It occurred when the group of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold attacked a group of Brittish soldiers and took away the fort.

After taking away the fort, all the cannons and weapons were sent to Boston to protect Boston. One day after the Fort Ticonderoga´s capture, they captured Fort Crown Point on May 11, 1775.

Know´s troops entering to Fort Ticonderoga

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, near Breed´s Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolution. On June 13, 1775, the leaders of the colonial forces learned that the British generals planned to send troops out from the city to occupy the hills surrounding the city. In response to this ,1,200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott occupied Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill.

The Brittish marched in lines, the first line sits letting the soldier at their back to attack, but that made easier to the colonists to attack. It was very difficult for the Britthish to see the colonial milita because they where hiding behind rocks. The militia at the beginning where winning, but they lost because they ran out of amunitions.