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French Alliance
French was secretly sending weapons to the Patriots. -
British Retreated
The British retreated from Boston moving the theater of war to the middle states. -
Howe Brothers Make Moves
In the summer of 1776, General William Howe and his brother Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into New York with 32,000 British soldiers. -
Washington Retreats
Washington and his outnumbered army retreated the battle for New York. -
British are in Control
By the late fall of 1776, the British had pushed Washingtons army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. -
Washington Makes Moves
Christmas of 1776, Washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the Delaware River. -
Enlistment Over
The terms of Washingtons mens enlistment were due to end. -
America's Victory
The American's faced a victory against 1,200 British stationed at Princeton. -
General Howe's Campaign
In the spring of 1777, General Howe began his campaign to seize the American capital at Philadelphia. -
General Burgouyne is Caught
Massed American troops finally surrounded General Burgouyne at Saratoga where he surrendered his battered army to General Gates. -
Valley Forge
In the winter of 177-1778, Valley Forge served as the site of the continental army's camp site. -
French Official Alliance withAmerica
The French recognized American independence and signed an alliance with the Americans. -
American Troops
American troops began an amazing transfomation. -
British Get Smarter
The British changed their military strategy & began to shift their operations to the south. -
Georgia is Under Control
A royal governor once again commanded Georgia. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette joined Washingtons staff lobbied forFrench reinforcements in France and led a comand in Virginia in the last years of the war. -
The British
A british expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia. -
Sailing South
General Henry clinton sailed south with 8,500 men. -
Greatest Victory of the War
Captured Charles Town, South Carolina & marched 5,500 American soldiers off as prisoners of war. -
Cornwallis
Cornwallis's army smahed American forces at Camden, South Carolina. -
Attack the British
A French army of 6,000 had landed in Newport, Rhode Island after the British left the city. American & French armies joined forces & attacked British forces at yorktown. -
Redcoats Surrendered
The British expected the outnumbered Americans to flee but the continental army fought back and forced the redcoats to surrender. -
Superintendent of Finance
Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendant of finance -
Robert Morris & Haym Salmon
Robert Morris and Haym Salmon borrowed on their personal credit to raise money to provide salaries for the continental army. Due to their efforts, the troops were finally paid in specie or gold coin. -
White Flag
With Cornwallis's troops outnumbered, he raised the white flag to accept the British surrender. -
British Surrender
William Fortain stood with the American and French armies lining a road near Yorktown, Virginia to witness the formal British surrender. -
Surrender is Official
Washington, French generals & their troops assembled to accept the British surrender. -
Letters to Lafayette
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking himfor help. -
Treaty of Paris
The delegates signed the Treaty of Pris, which confirmed U.S independence & set the boundaries of the new nation.
