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George Washington Named Commander-in-Chief.
. First president
. Continental Army/ Revoulutionary War.
. Commander and chief of them. -
Lexington and Concord.
. Known as shot heard around the world.
. American won
. Leadrers: General Thomas Gage. -
Period: to
American Revolution
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Capture of Fort Ticonderroga
. Was a key point of Canada and the Hudson River, and a small scale conflict.
. British won
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Battle of Bunker Hill.
. The Americans ran out of gun powder in the end and had to retreat.
. British won but suffered heavy losses ( More than a 1,000 British soldiers dead).
. Leaders: George Washinton, Colonel William Prescott. -
American Defeat at Quebec.
. British organized a Continental Army, marched and reached New York from Fort Ticonderoga.
. British won
. Leaders: George Washington. -
British Evacuate Boston
. British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of cannons.
. John Thomas, under orders from Washington, secretly led a force of 800 soldiers and 1,200 workers to Dorchester Heights and began fortifying the area. -
Declaration of Independence Issued.
. Declaration of Independece was a document
. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and it meant that all 13 colonies would be their own independent state. -
Battle of Long Island.
. 300 men of Putman were killed, 1,400 missing or captured.
. British won
. Leaders: George Washington. -
British Occupy New York City
. Loyalist
. Wanted to help.
. Army lost control of boston. -
Articles of Confederation Adopted.
. Function of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
. John Dickinson, the delegate from Delaware, wrote a draft for it. -
Articles of Confederation Adopted.
. Was the United States right of federal goverment to dispose of public land in west.
. John Dickenson lead the committee that wrote the article of confederation.
. Was written by the Second Continental Congressional committee. -
Battle of Trenton
. British troops suffered from a want of clothing and a sense of defeat. . Quickly translated to high illness.
. Americans won
. Leader: George Washington. -
Battle of Brandywine
.Leaders: George Washington(British leader), Sir William Howe (American leader)
. British won.
. Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, southwest of Philadelphia -
Battle of Saratoga.
. British won
. Leaders: John Burgoyn
. There was a second battle on October 7th, both 18 days apart. The Brtitish won the second battle as well. -
British Occupy Philadelphia
. British proudly marched into Philadelphia.
. British won.
. General Howe was the leader -
British Occupy Philadelphia
. After winning Brandywine battle, British captured Philadelphia.
. British won.
. Leader: George Washington -
Winter at Valley Forge
. Soldiers lacked needs such as their basic needs, and decided to start fleeing from the group.
. Army held on till spring to fight and yet, they won. -
Alliance with France
. The agreement
. defensive alliance between France and the America.
. Americans; -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
. General George Washington moved his army across the Delaware River with goal of attacking General Sir Henry Clinton as his troops marched from Philadelphia to New York.
. Leaders: George Washington, General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Charles Lee. -
Spain Enters War.
. Supported 13 colonies
. Allied with France. -
Fall of Savannah
. Major General Sir Henry Clinton, began to shift the focus of the conflict south as he believed Loyalist support in the region would be strong.
. British won.
. Major General Benjamin Lincoln, Brigadier General Augustine Prevost. -
Seige of Charleston.
. Henry Clinton began making plans for an attack on the Southern colonies. This was largely encouraged by a belief that Loyalist support in the region was strong and would facilitate its recapture.
. He had attempted to capture Charleston.
. Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Benjamin Lincoln. -
Benedict Arnold's treason discovered.
. Discovered by 3 patriots.
. hero of the American invasion of Canada and the Battle of Saratoga.
. viewed as one of the Continental Army's best and brightest and had the personal favor of George Washington.. -
Battle of the Chesapeake
. known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence.
. battle was tactically inconclusive but strategically a major defeat for the British. -
Siege of Yorktown
. was a decisive victory.
. last major engagement of the American Revolution
. British, Americans and French.
. General Washington, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau, Major General Lord Cornwallis . -
Cornwallis Surrenders
. British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers .
. Cornwallis had driven General George Washington's Patriot forces out of New Jersey in 1776
.General Cornwallis surrendered 7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate and 30 transport ships.
