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The french had secretely sent weapons to the patriots since early 1776.
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The British troops had previously retreated from boston, the war was moved to the middle states. The british decided to seize New York.
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces and created the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled.
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The americans retreated. Michael Graham, a continental army volunteer described the caotic withdrawl on august 27 ,1776
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The Americans set up attack on the british on christmas night, he led 2,400 men on rawboats across the delaware river. they killed 30 men and took 918 prisoners.
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The enlistment of the men under washington's command were due to end. George washington had to figure out something to keep the men from going home.
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General Howe begin his campaign to seize the american capital philadelphia.
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Massed American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to general Gates.
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Served as the site of the continental army's camp during the winter of 1777-1778.
British troops occupied Philadelphia, they found Quakers in warm homes and the patriots in makeshift huts freezing in the cold. -
The French recognized american independence and signed an allience, or treaty of cooperation with the americans.
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In the midst of the frozen winter at valley forge, americans troops began a transformation. friedrick Von Steuben volunteered his services to general washington and went to work and teach the soldiers to be better.
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After their devastating defeat at Saratoga, the british changed their military strategy; in the summer of 1778 they began to shipt their operations to th shift their operations to the south.
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A British expedition easily took over Savannah Georgia.
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The young Lafayette joined washington's staff and bore the misery of Valley Forge, lobbied for french reinforcements and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war.
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A royal Governor once again commanded Georgia.
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General henry Clinton, who had replaced Howe along new york, along with the ambitious general Charles cornwalilis sailed south with 8,500 men.
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In their greatest victory of the war , the British captured Charles town , south carolina and marched 5,500 americans soldiers of as prisoners of war.
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A french army of 6000 had landed in Newport, Rhode island after the British left the city to focus on the south.
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When the forces met cowpens south carolina, the British expected the outnumbered Americans to flee; but the continental army fought back and forced the redcoats to surrender.
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The officer of the continental army wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help.
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The congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant , Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. Morris and Salomon begged and borrowed on their personal credit to raise money to provide salaries for the continental army.
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The troops were finally paid in specie or gold coins.
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With his troops outnumbered by more than two to one and exausted from constant shelling, cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender.
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Colonial William Fontaine of the virginia militia stood with the American and french armies lining a road near Yorktown, Virginia to witness the formal British surrender.
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A triumphant washington, the French generals and their troops assembled to accept the British surrender.
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Peace talks began in Paris
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The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.s. independence and set the boundaries for a new nation.
