Revolutionary War By brent.hoggatt Dec 25, 1776 Washington Surprised Hessians at Trenton Jan 3, 1777 Washington won at Princeton Aug 27, 1777 British Forced Washington from New York Sep 19, 1777 First Battle of Saratoga Oct 7, 1777 Second Battle of Saratoga Dec 19, 1777 Americans Suffer at Valley Forge (suffering ends on approximately June 19 1778) Feb 6, 1778 France Became America's Ally Jul 4, 1778 Clark captured Kaskaskia Dec 29, 1778 British captured Savannah Feb 25, 1779 Clark Captured Vincennes Sep 23, 1779 Jones Defeated the Serapis May 12, 1780 British Captured Charleston Aug 16, 1780 British Defeated Gates at Camden Oct 7, 1780 Americans Won at Kings Mountain Oct 19, 1781 American and French troops forced Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown Sep 3, 1783 America and Great Britian signed the Treaty of Paris