April 18, 1775 British troops march towards Lexington. They Fayette found their way barred by Minutemen. The colonists were hopelessly outnumbered and began to disburse. Suddenly a single shot ran out. The American rebellion or the war of independence had begun.  Cornwallis surrendered the road to Yorktown was scattered with a series of extraordinary incidents Paul revers famous ride, the crossing of the Delaware, the battle of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, winter conditions of Valley Forge, Benedict Arnold, the tragedy of major André, the campaigns in the Carolinas, the idea is him of Lafayette, and the scandal of Lee.