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Since early 1776, the French had secretly sent weapons to Patriots
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British previously retreated from Boston, moving the war to the middle states
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailed to NY Harbor with 32,000 soldiers to seize NYC
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailed to NY harbor with 32,000 soldiers to seize NYC
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Battle ends with an an American retreat when the British succeeded on capturing NCY
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British pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
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British pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania
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Washington led army of 2,400 in small rowboats across Delaware River
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By 8 o'clock morning, Washington and troops marched 9 miles to Trenton and with a surprise attack, they captured the city.
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When the Continental Army's contract ended. So, battle of Trenton was very significant before time ended
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Americans had another victory at Princeton against 1,200 British soldiers
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General Howe wanted to seize American capital at Philedelphia
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General Howe's campaign on seizing the American captial at Philedelphia
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When the Britsh came, the Continental Congress fled while Washington's troops unsuccessfully tried to block them and they captured the city.
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Massed American troops surrounded Burgoyne and British troops at Saratoga and he surrendered to General Gates
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George Washington and his army stayed at Valley Forge camp for the winter of 1777-1778
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George Washington and his troops stayed at Valley Forge
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The French signed an alliance with the Americans to support the Revolution
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American troops at VAlley Forge began changing because of Friedrich von Steuben who made them into an effective fighting force
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The British began to shift their operations to the South
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British began to shift their operations to the South
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British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia
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Marquis de Lafayette asked for French reinforcements after seeing Valley Forge's condition
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Royal governer once again commanded Georgia
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Royal Governer once again commanded Georgia
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General Henry Clinton who replaced General Howe in New York, sailed south along with General Charles Cornwallis with 8,500 men
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British captured Charles Town, Sotuh Carolina and marched 5,500 American soldiers off as prisoners of war
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A French army of 6,000 landed in Newport, Rhode Island after the British left the city to focus on the South
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Cornwallis' army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina
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Birtish troops had established forts across the state of South Carolina
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General Morgan and his army met the British at Cowpens, South Carolina and forced British to surrender
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Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, Cornwallis won the battle but cost him nearly a fourth of his troops.
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Greene wrote letter to Lafayette asking for help because he was worried about the fight for the South even though he weakened the British.
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Congress appointed Robert Morris as superintendent of finance along with his associate Haym Salomon
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Due to the efforts of Morris and Salomon, the troops were finally paid in specie or gold coin
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Cornwallis surrenders after three weeks of fighting when the French fleet blocked Chesapeake Bay and 17, 000 French and American troops surrounded the British on the Yorktown peninsula
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American and French troops assembled near Yorktown, Virginia to accept the British surrender
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Representatives of four nations: the United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain looked for peace and negotiations
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Representatives of four nations: the United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain looked for peace and negotiations
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Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris which confirmed U.S. independence and set boundaries of the new nation
