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The Greatest Battle of the Revolutionary War The Boston Massacre

March 1770, a runaway slave, Crispus Attucks was part of a crowd taunting brittish troops in Boston, Massachusetts. This greatly angered the brittish troopers, they fired into the taunting crowd hitting eleven people, killing five of them. This spark caused the Revolutionary war. The Battle of Camden

Camden was one of the greatest battles of the revolutionary war. During this battle it was one of the greatest loses to the americans troops. Sixty one american troopers were captured, and eight - nine hundred were killed. The brittish lost sixty eight troops and two hundred thirty nine were wounded. The americans started with 3,700 troops and seven canons. The brittish with 2,100 troops and 4 cannons. Nobody thought the americans would have such a hard loss with so many soldiers and cannons.

Weapons and Ammo

Flintlock Musket Bayonet Pistol Specialized led ammo that was hand made by soldiers Cannons ammo Top Gennerals of the Brittish

Cornwallis Rawdon Banastre tarleton

Top Generals of the Americans

Horatio Gates Johann de Kalbt Marquis de la Roureir AFTER MATH Even though the americans suffered a hard loss, they treated the situation as if they won the battle. They celebrated because they were extreemly close to winning the battle of camden.