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"Shot heard around the world". First battle of the war British won lexington colonist chase them back to Boston Concord.
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Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allan and the GMB take the fort supplies needed will be taken, it will later be recaptured by British.
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Congress vote to create a Continental Army from the New England forces surrounding Boston; appoints George Washington commander.
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British troops dislodge an entrenched New England force from the heights overlooking Charleston and Boston Harbor, but suffer more than 1000 casualties. British win.
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George Washington issues his first orders as commander-in-cheif of the American troops.
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American forces attack the city of Quebec in a failed attemp to drive British forces from the province.
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In 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following George Washington .
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In 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following George Washington .
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In Philedelphia deligates to the 2nd Continental Congress vote to sever political ties with Great Britiain.
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British land and naval forces attack the continental Army on long island, leading a series of Amercian defeats around New York and across New Jersey. British won.
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280 ships carying 32000 British and hired Hessian troops assembled just off of Staten Island, New York. It was the largest force ever seen on the North American Continent.
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Americans won. Washington and his men headed toward Trenton. The continental army attacked taking the enemy by suprise.
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The largest land battle of the American war of Independence. British and American forces led by Sir Wiliam Howe and George Washington clash near Chadd's Ford. British win.
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Turning point in the American Revolution. Fought 18 days apart. Americans win.
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The British proudly marched into Philidephia, the capitol was abandoned by the Patriots; things were in turmoil.
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The arcticles created a loose Confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government.
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Washington's bedraggled forces arrive at Valley Forge, were they remain for 6 months.
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It was negotiated by the American diplomats, Benjamen Franklin, Silas Dean and Author Lee. The treaty or alliance required that neither France nor the United States agreed to a seperate peace with Great Britian.
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British and American forces clash in central New Jersey in the last large-scale military engagement before major operations shift to the south. Americans win.
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A battle fought between local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force led by Luitenent Colonel Archibald Campbell
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Spain assists the struggle by joining France in naval and land operations against British.
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The American surrounded at charelston leads to a devastating partisan war across much of the south.
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After the plan was exposed in September 1780, he was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general.
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It was a crusial naval battle in the American war of Independence that took place near the mouth of CB on September 5th, 1781, between British fleet and a French fleet. French win.
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Having established a base at Yorktown, Virginia, British general Cornwallis finds himself trapped and under siege by American and French forces.
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British general Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 soldiers and seamen to a French and American force in Yorktown.
