Angie Larco ` Revolutionary war timeline

By angie_larco

  • British begin to move

    British retreat from Boston and move to middle states.

  • American defeat

    Washington and troops lose New York to Britian.

  • Britian pushes

    British push washington army across the Delaware River into Pennisalvania.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    Washington and troops storm through Deleware river, then catch the Hessians of guard and attack. Eventually winning and gaining confidence.

  • General Howe begins campaign

    General Howe sieze American capital in Philadelphia.

  • American army wins battle of Saratoga against Britian.

  • French sign Alliance with Americans.

    This alliance between the French and American state that if war were to break out between Britian and America they would promise military support.
  • Friedrick Van Steuben helps transform continental amry in a positive way.

    Friedrick Van Steuben helps transform continental amry in a positive way.

  • French aid arrives to Valley forge for Continental army.

  • British begin moving south.

  • Valley Forge

    Continental army camp is set up at Valley Forge, Philidalphia. There the Continential army suffered great pain from the snow covered and freezing forests, with low supplies and food.

  • British take Savannah, Georgia.

  • Royal government claims Georgia.

  • Marquis De lafeyette led command in Virginia

    A young french aristocat vounteers to serve under Washingtons command and called for french rienforcements for American army.

  • Marrquis de lafeyette calls for french reinforcements .

    Lafeyette calls in for french rienforcements for Valley Forge troops, helping them immensely.

  • British capture Charlestown, South Carolina.

  • General Henry Clintonand Cornwallis sail south.

  • French army lands in Newport and plans to meet with americans.

    The french army plans to talk to Americans to find a way to join forces because they have heard about the british.

  • Cornwallis smashs American troops at Camden, South Carolina.

  • British are forced to surrender to American continental army.

  • Cornwallis attacks Nathaniel Greene at Gulford courthouse.

    After his harsh defeat cornwallis catches Greene of guardand sadly wins this battle but leaves the battle weakened.

  • Nathaniel Greene asks for help from Lafayette.

    After being attacked by Cornwallis Greene writes a letter to Lafayette asling for help.

  • Congress appoints Robert Morris as superintendent of finance.

  • Continental army is finally paid for fighting in the war.

    After morris and solomon begged and borrowed on their personal credit on their own salaries to raise enough to pay the continential army. They finally did.
  • Cornwallis surrenders to French and American army at Yorktown.

    Cornwallis surrenders to French and American army at Yorktown.

    After the British are surounded by the American and french troops, they sea route is cut off and they are completely surrounded , after three weeks Cornwallis is too weak and surrenders.

  • Washington and French accept Britians surrender.

  • Peace talk begins at paris.

  • Delegates sign the treaty of paris.

    This Treaty declared Americas Independence and set boundaries, but the treaty also could lead to future conflicts for british dealing with land owned by native americans.