Heaven's American Revolution Timeline

By ashley modl
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    American Victory
    General Gage, Paul Revere, John Parker, James Barrett,John Buttrick, William Heath, Joseph Warren, Isaac Davis †.
    The start of the American Revoution
  • Capture of Fort Tigonderoga

    Capture of Fort Tigonderoga

    British Victotry
    George Washington,Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold
    Ticonderoga and Crown Point captured by New England militia.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Meeting Place:
    1775–1777: Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    British Victory
    British Army:
    William Howe, Sir Robert Pigot, James Abercrombie †, Henry Clinton
    The battle demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    British Victory
    William Howe, Sir Robert Pigot, James Abercrombie †, Henry Clinton
    The battle demonstrated that relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to regular army troops in a pitched battle.

  • George Washing named Commander-in-chief

    George Washington
    Later lead the Patriot army to victory.
  • American Defeat at quabec

    American Defeat at quabec

    British Victory
    Benedict Arnold,Richard Montgomery
    Early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses.

  • British evacuate boston

    George Washington
    British forced to evacuate Boston. George washington awarded medal.

  • British Occupy New York

    Britist Victory
    General Howe, George Washington,
    Big loss for washington

  • Dclaration of Independance issued

    Thomas Jefferson
    To announce and explain separation from great britian.
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island

    British Victory
    General Howe, George Washingotn, John Sullivan.
    First Major Battle after declared independance.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    American Victory
    George Washington
    effect out of all proportion to the numbers involved and casualties.

  • Battle of Brandywine

    British Victory,
    Nathanael Green, Anthony Wayne
    Americans forced to withdraw towards the capitol of philadelphia.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    American Victory
    General Burgoyne, bendict Arnold, benjamin Lincoln.
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  • British Occupy Philadelphia

    British Victory
    George Washington, Nathanael Greene.
    British Inative in the American Revolutionary war to gain control.

  • Articles of Confederation Adopted

    Benjamin Franklin
    First constitution for the US
  • Winter at Valle Forge

    Winter at Valle Forge

    George Washington
    Site of military camp of American Continental army over the winter.
  • Alliance with France

    Alliance with France

    George Washington, King Louis XVI
    Formed in the midst of the revolutionary war, promised military support.
  • Battle of Monmouth Court House

    Battle of Monmouth Court House

    American Victory
    General Charles Lee, George Washington. Nathanael Greene. Lasfayette, and Anthony Wayne.
    Improved washingtons military reputations.

  • Fall of Savannah

    British Victory
    Robert Howe
    Port was to be a base where British would have access to southern American colonies and the west Indies.

  • Spain enters the war

    Richard Howe, James Murry
    Spain declares war on Britian and Joins France to aid the Americans.
  • Seige of Charleston

    Seige of Charleston

    British Victory
    Sir Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis.
    Major Battle towards end of the revolutionary war.

  • Benedicts Arnolds treason discovered

    Benedict Arnold
    A brigadier general his plot failed, British gained infoon the American plans.

  • French and British battle in chesapeake Bay

    American Victory
    Sir Thomas Graves, Sir Samuel Hood
    They blocaded them.

  • Seige of Yorktown

    George Washington, Lord Cornwallis
    Americans and French won.
    Turning point in the war.

  • Cornwallis Surrenders

    General Cornwallis, ,George Washington
    End of the Revolutionary war.