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Battle of Lexington and Concord
1st official battle, known as the shot heard around the world. British won at Lexington but colonist chase them back to Boston at Concord. -
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Revolutionary War
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Fort Ticonderaga
Benedict Arnold along with Ethan Allen and the Green tare the fort. Much needed sup[lies will be taken. The fort is later re-captured by the British. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
Colonial delegates reconvene in Philadephia, how faced with bloodshed inMassachusetts and divisions over whether to seek reconcillation with the British crown. Congress votes to create a Continental Army from the New England forces surrounding Bosoton, and appoints George Washington commander. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British troops disloadge an entrenched New England force from the heights over looking Charleston and Boston Harbor, but suffer more than one thousand casualties. -
Commander in Chief
George Washington isses his first orders as commander in chief of the "troops of the United Provinces of North America" from his headquarters in cambridge Massachusetts. -
American Defeat of Quebec
American forces under generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold attack the city of Quebec in a failed attempt to drive British forces from the province and enlist canadian support for the American forces retreat and the campaign to draw Canada into American union is a failure. -
Britsh evacuate Boston
After American troops fortify porchester heights with heavy artillery pieces obtained from New Yorks for Ticonderaga. British Genreal Howe choses to evacuate boston rather than risk another frontal assault on enemy entrenchments. -
Declaration of Independence
In Phildephia, delegates to the second continenetal congress vote to sever political ties with Great Britain. Public announcement and publication of the final draft of the declaration of Independence on July 4 establshes the birth date of United States of America -
Battle of Long Island
British land and naval forces attack the Continental Amry on Long Island, leading a series of American defeats around New York and acroos New Jersey. British forces occupy New York until November 1783 -
British occupy New York
A huge British force arrives in New York harbor bent on crushing the rebellion. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington leads the Continental Army across the Deleware river, close to Trenton to attack the Hessians, the patriots win -
Battle of Saratoga
British general Burgoyne's surrender provides welcome news after the fall of Phildephia France declares war. -
Battle of Brandywine
British and American forces led by their respective commanders, Sir William Howe and George Washington clash near Chadd's ford, Pennslyvania. Washingtons army is driven from the field, and Howe's force occupies Philidephia 2 weeks later. -
British occupy Phildephia
When the french Alliancew was annocened fromt he french armada and quickly abandoned city, leaving the Tories unproctected and frightened. -
Articles of Confederation adopted
The second continental congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington leads his troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge. -
Alliance with France
Re presntatives of Continental Congress and the french goverment sign a treaty of alliance that facilitales commercial exchange, provides french recongnition of the United States of America, pledges mutual support in the defeat against Great Britain. -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
The Continental Army performance in this hard-fought action reflects the reforms in traning/ discipline instituted during the Valley Forge encampment. War was between British and American's. -
Fall of Savannah
Continental General Benjamin Lincoln put together a small force of locals to fight the British. They lost and Britian took over. -
Spain enters the war
Refusing to recongnize American Independence or enter into a formal alliance with the US spain assists the struggle by joining France in naval and land operations against the British. -
Siege of Charleston
British Commander Sir Henry clinton devolops a "southern strategy" to restore British political control in the region. The American surrender at Charleston lead to a devasting partisan war across much of the south. -
Benedict Arnold's treason discovered
American General Benedict Arnold meets with British MAjor John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the Brtish Army. The plot was foiled and Arnold's, a former American hero, became synonymous with the word traitor. -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
Was a french win. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves was the Royal Navy, Rear Admiral comte de Grasse was the French Navy Leader. -
Cornwallis surrenders
British General Cornwallis and his tired army surrender in Yorktown. -
Siege of Yorktown
British General cornwallis finds himself trapped and under siege by American/ french forces when a french fleet defeats a British naval force at the math of the Chesapeake Bay.
