American Revolution Tevin

  • battle of lexington and concord

    this battle is important due to being the irst official battle of the war
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    American Revolution

  • second continental congress meets

    was a convection of delegates from the 13 colonies soon after revolutionary war
  • george washington named commander in chief

    washington was select to put the virgina could unite
  • battle of bunker hill

    it is one of the most important colonial victories in the us was for independence
  • american defeat at quebec

    attempt to bring down qubec ricard montonery and benedict anrold atteacked the city but fail trying
  • british evacuate boston

    british forces are forced to evacute boston following george washington sucessful payment of fornication on dorchestor height
  • declaration of indepencence issued

    announced that the thirteen american colonies
  • capture of fort ticonderoga

    british general john burgoyne and troops surpised patriots general arthur st. clair at the lightly guarded fort st clair order an immedite retreat
  • battle of long island

    was a major victory for the british and defeated american
  • british occupy new york city

    280 is carrying 32000 british and hired hessian troops assembled just off of staten island new york
  • bbattle of trenton

    started after geoge washington crossing to delaware river north of trenton
  • battle of brandywire

    was fought between the american army
  • battle of saratoga

    conslusively decided that fate of british army in the american war of independece and are generally regards turning point to war
  • british occupy philadelphia

    the british proudly marched inti philadelphia
  • articles of confederation adopted

    the continental congress sitting in its temporary capital of york
  • winter at vally forge

    was the site of the military camp of the american comtinental army over the winter
  • alliance with france

    was signed on feburary 6 1778 creating a military alliance between the us and france
  • battle of monmouth court house

    was an revoluotary war battle fought on june 28
  • fall of savannah

    was an american revolutionary war battle fought december 29 1778
  • spain enters the war

    spain actively supported the thirteen colonies thoughout the american revolutionary war
  • benedict arnold's treason discovered

    was a general during the american revolutionary war who orginates fought for the american contiental army but deserved
  • french and british battle in chesapeake bay

    was a crucial naval battle in the american wrote indepenced the took place near the mouth of chesapeake bay
  • siege of yorktown

    was a decivie victory by s contiened forced of american conitenal army troops led by general george washington
  • cornwallis surrenders

    surrenders 8000 british soldiers and seamen to a french and american forced at yorktown
  • siege of charleston

    was one of the major battles which took placed towards the ends of the american revolutionary