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British retreat
The British retreated from Boston moving the war to the Middle states as a big plan to isolate New England. So they chose to seize NYC. -
Brother Generals
The two brothers; General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into NY Harbor witht the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled of 32,000 men (Hessians also) -
He rallies!
George Washinton rallied 23,000 troops but was vastly outnumbered. Having intrained recruits with poor equipment wasn't a good idea. Therefore the Battle of NY ended late August. -
surrender your troops Burgyone!
The Surrender at Saratoga. This surrender helped us out so much because the French saw that we had a chance against them so they helped us out with an alliance. The event is that Massive American troops surrounded Burgyone at Saratoga, where Burgyone surrenedered his battered army to General Gates -
dead men
The British had pushed George Washington's army across the Deleware River into Pennsylvania. Only less than 8,000 men were left and their enlistment ended on December 31st -
Christmas night
George Washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats during a fierce strom across the ice-choked Deleware River to sneak up on the British while they were partying and celebraitng that it was Christmas. -
Valley Forge
The British troops stayed in warm forts in Philedlphia while the American army was perseveering a cold, harsh winter in Valley Forge -
LE FRENCH.
The French recognized American Independence and signed an alliance giving us hope -
this guy
Friedrich von Steuben; a Prussian captain and talented drillmaster, volunteered his sevices to General Washington. He taught the Continental Army to fire, reload quickly, stand at attention, execute drilll maneuvers, and weild bayonets. This helped out the Army by actually making it an effective war force -
Strategy change
The British began to change their strategy in the South -
uh-oh
A British expedition easily toook Savannah, Georgia -
another battle for the British
A royal British governer once again commanded Georgia -
Virgina
French aristocrat; Marquis de Lafayette lobbied for French reinforcements and led a command in Virgina at the end of the war -
P.O.W.
Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men. They captured Charles Town, South Carolina and marched 5,500 American soldiers as Prisoners Of War -
French arrives!
After the British left to focus on the South, the French arrived with an army of 6,000 men in Newport, Rhode Island -
army <
Cornwallis' army smased American forces in Camden, South Carolina -
take over
The British took over North Carlina within three months by building forces all over -
hide and go seek
After leading a grueling chase the British finally surrendered at Cowpens, South Carolina -
rich general, sir
The Congress appointed a rish Philidelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendant of Finance -
letter to a guy
Greene had weakened the British so he wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help , being worried. -
finally.
The troops were finally paid in specie (gold coin) -
white flag once again!
about 17,000 American and French troops followed Lafayette's plan and surrounded the British, eventually Cornwallis raised a white flag -
British chickened out
The British surrenedered to the French and Americans raising a white flag. The Revolutionary War had finally ended and the Americans won, a fact which astonished the entire world. -
surrender granted.
A triumphant Washington accepted Cornwallis' surrender -
peace is in the air
In Paris, the United States, France, Great Britiain, and Spain joined together to start neogtiating peace. Eventually, America got its own independance -
treaty
The Treaty of Paris was signed declaring independance for the US and setting boundaries
