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Early 1776
The French begin secretly sending weapons to the patriots. -
March 15, 1776
The British had retreated from Boston, moving the theater of war to the Middle States. -
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Summer of 1776
Two brothers, General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on Staten Island and sailed in New York Harbor. -
August 27,1776
The battle for New York ended with an Americian retreat following heavy losses -
Late Fall
The British had pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. -
December 25 1776
On Christmas night George Washington had led 2400 me in small rowboats across the ice-choked Delaware River. -
December 26 1776
The 2400 men marched 9 miles through sleet and snow to Trenton, New Jersey. A suprise attack, killing 30 men and took 918 captive and six hessian cannons, -
January 3,1777
America won against 1200 British at Princeton. -
Spring of 1777
General Howe began his campaign to seize the American capital at Philedephia. He captured it and settled with loyalist after. -
October 17 1777
Massed American troops finally surrounded General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to General Gates. Changed British's war strategy! -
Winter of 1777
Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge outside Philadephia which served as the site of the Continental Army's camp. -
February 15 1778
The French recognized American Independence and signed an alliance with the Americans. -
February 15 1778
A prussian captain name, Fredrich von Steuben, volunteered his service to General George Washington. He taught colonial soldier to stand at attention, reload quickly, execute field maneuver. He made the Continental Army on effective fighting force. -
Summer of 1778
British began going down South of the colonies. -
End of 1778
Britain easily took Savannah, Georgia. -
1779
Marquise de Lafayette, french aristocrat, joined George Washington staff, helping out the colonies. -
Spring of 1779
A royal governor once again commanded Georgia. -
1780
General Henry Clinton had replace General Howe in New York. -
1780
A French army of 6000 had landed on Newport, Rhode Island. -
1780
Cornwallis succeeded. Britain was joined by thousand of African Americans, that were trying to gain their freedom. -
May 15 1780
The British captured Charles Town, South Carolina and marched 5,500 American soldier out as prisoners. -
August 15 1780
Cornwallis's army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina. -
1781
Congress appointed a rich Philedephia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finace. Hime and Salomon raised money to provide salaries for the Continental Army. -
January 15 1781
Britain and America met at Camden, South Carolina. The Continental Army fought back and forced the redcoats to surrender. -
March15 1781
Cornwallis attacks Greene at Gulford House, North Carolina. Cornwallis won but it cost him nearly 1/4 of the redcoats. -
April 3 1781
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help because he worried about the south. -
September 8 1781
Troops were finally getting paid in species, or gold coins. -
October 17 1781
Britain was outnumbered because the French and Americans joined forces. Cornwallis finally surrendered in Yorktown. -
October 19 1781
Colonel William Fontaine of the Virginia militia stood with the American and French armies in Yorktown, Virginia. The American Revolution had finally ended. -
1782
In Paris, representies of the U.S, Great Britain, France & Spain agreed for peace and to go their seperate ways. -
September 15 1783
Delagates signed the Treaty of Paris, confirming U.S independence!
