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french help the colonist secretly
the french were still mad at the british because they won the war, the french sent the colonists guns secretly -
colonists force the british to retreat from boston
the british retreat from boston to the middle states -
british get reinforcements
genereal william howe and admiral richard howe joined forces and sailed into the new york harbor. this was the most amount of men ever used in battle. -
american army retreats from NY
michal grahm, a continential army volunteer, describes the continential army retreating from NY following a few big losses -
british push the continential army into pennsylvania
the british forced the continential army across the delaware river into pennsylvania -
george washington leads his men across delaware river
george washington leads over 2000 men in rowboats across the delaware river -
colonist terms of enlistment due
the terms of enlistmen of the men under washingtons command were due -
american win at princeton
the americand were rallied by another amazing victory against 1200 british -
general howe begins campaign
general howe begins his campaign to capture the american capital at philidelphia -
american win at saratoga
american troops finally surrounded british general ohn burgoyne at saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to general gates -
valley forge camp
Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge outside Philadelphia, which served as the Continental Armies camp. -
french form alliance with america
The french recognize American independence and signed an alliance , or treaty of cooperation, with the Americans. -
valley forge changes troops
In the midst of the frozen winter at Valley Forge, the american troops began an amazing transformation -
british change strategy
After their devastating defeat at Saratoga, the british changed their military strategy by shifting their operations to the south -
british take savanna
A british expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia -
lafayette joins washington
The young Marquis de Lafayette joined Washingtons staff and bore the misery of Valley Forge, lobbied for french reinforcements in france and led a command in Virginia in the last year of the war -
royalty governs georgia
A royal governor once again commanded Georgia -
the french arive
A french army of 6000 had landed in Newport, Rhode Island, after the british left the city to focus on the south. -
clinton sails south
Gen Henry Clinton, who had replaced Howe in NY, along with the ambitious Gen Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men -
british take charels town
In their greatest victory of the war, the British captured Charles Town, South Carolina and marched 5.5k american soldiers off as prisoners of war. -
british take south carolina
Cornwallis's army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina, and within 3 months the british had established forts across the state. -
Congress Appoint Superintendent of Finance
The congress appointed a rich Philidelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance -
americans make the british to flee again
British expected the outnumbered americans to flee but the Continental Army fought back and forced the redcoats to surrender -
Cornwallis Attacks Greene at Guilford
Angered by the defeat at Cowpens, Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. -
green asks lafayette for help
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help -
troops finally get paid
Due to efforts by Robert Morris, the troops were finnally paid in specie, or gold coins -
cornwallis surrenders
With his troops outnumbered by more than 2 to 1 and exhausted from constant shelling, Cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender -
british surrender
george Washington, the french generals, and all of their troops assembled to accept the British surrender. -
british surrendering witnessed
Colonel William Fortaine of the Virginia Militia stood with American and French armies lining a road near Yorktown to witness the formal British surrender -
treaty of paris configured
The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation
