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Early 1776, the French started to secretly send weapons to the Patriots.
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The British retreat from Boston. The war moved to the middle states due to this.
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island. The sailed into the New York Harbor with the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled. There were about 32,00 soldiers.
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In New York, Micheal Graham, who was a Continental Army volunteer, described the crazy withdrawl.
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British had pushed Washington's army across the Delaware river into Pennsylvania.
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Washington led his men on a surprise attack! They attacked the Hessians on Christmas at In Trenton, New Jersey.
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Fewer than 8,000 men remained under Washington's command, due to the terms of enlistment being due.
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Americans had yet another victory In Princeton, New Jersey.
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General Howe began his campaign to seize the American capital at Philadelphia.
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American troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga,where he surrounded his army to General Gates! This means an American victory!!!! This battle was also considered the turning point of the war.
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Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge, which was outside Philladelpia. It was the Continental Armies camp.
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French recognized American independence and signed a treaty of cooperation with Americans.
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Friendrich Von Steuben, a talented drillmaster, helped the Continental Army become a effective fighting force.
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British realized that we started winning battles so they decided to change their military strategies. They also moved their operations to the South to gain more support by the Loyalists and to restock on supplies.
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A British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia.
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Marquis De Lafayette, a military leader,joined forces with Washington's Army.
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A British, royal governor started commanding Georgia again.
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General Henry Clinton, replacement of Howe in New York, went along with General Charles Cornwallis. They sailed south with about 8,500 men.
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A French army of 6,000 had landed in New Port, Rhode Island, after the British left to go South. The French stationed one fleet there and in the West Indies.
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Clinton left with many troops for New York. However, Cornwallis's job was to command forces to conquer South and North Carolina. In there greatest victory of the war, British captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
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Cornwallis's army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina. Within three months the British had established forts across the state.
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Congress appointed Robert Morris, a Philadelphia merchant, as a superintendent of finance. His associate (sidekick) was Haym Salomon, a Jewish political refugee from Poland.
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Both forces met at Cowpens, South Carolina. The British expected the outnumbered Americans to flee but instead they fought back. This caused the redcoats to surrender!!!
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Cornwallis attacks Greene to get revenge at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Cornwallis won the battle but also lost most of his men.
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General Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help.
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Due to Robert Morris and Haym Salomon begging and borrowing on their personal credit to raise money to provide salaries for the Continental Army, the troops were finally paid in species or gold coins.
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Cornwallis surrenders due to being outnumbered by Americans.Cornwallis and his army were tired of constantly fighting for three days on the Yorktown Peninsula.
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Colonel William Fontaine of 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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Washington, French generals, and all of the troops accept the British surrender.
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Delegates signed the Treaty Of Paris. The Treaty of Paris confirmed U.S. Independence and set boundaries for this new nation.
