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The french where secretly sending weapons to the Patriots.
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The British moved closer to the middle states as a plan to stop the rebellion.
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General William Howe and his brother Admiral Richard Howe join their forces and sail into NY harbor making it the largest british expedition force ever.
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The Battle for NY ended. Many patriots where outnumbered and untrained which caused many deaths.
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The British pushed General Washington's army across the Deleware River into Pennsylvania.
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George Washington had a plan to attack the Hessian's. He along with his men rowed across the icy delware river.
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The Americans marched 9 miles to Trenton and suprise attacked the Hessian's. They where to drunk from the night before so they didnt function properly. 918 held captive, 30 killed and they took 6 cannons.
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The Patriots had another victory in Princeton.
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General Howe's troops sailed from NY to chesapeake Bay and landed near the Capital. The British captured Philadelphia.
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The american troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga where he surrendered to General Gates.
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Site of the continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778
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The french signed an allience or treaty of cooperation with the Americans.
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The American troops began their transformation.
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The British moved to the south in hopes that they would gather loyalists support and they would fight the north.
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The British "conquered" Savannah, Georgia
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Marquis de Lafayette lobbied for French reinforcements in France.
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Cornwallis marched 5,500 American Soldiers as Prisoners of war.
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General Clinton along with General Charles Cornwallis sailed south and British captured Charlestown, South Carolina.
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Cornwallis "smashed" american forces at Camden, South Caroliina. In 3 months British had forts all over the state.
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Cornwallis Succedded. Redcoats where advanced.
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At cowpens, South Carolina, the British expected the Americans to flee but they fought back and forced the British to surrender.
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Cornwallis attacked Greene in North Carolina and won. It cost him 1/4 of his troops.
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General Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help. He was worried about the fight for the south.
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The congress appointed a rich Philladelphian, Robert Morris superintendant of finance.
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The american troops were finally paid.
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Being outnumbered and tired, Cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender.
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Colonel William Fontaine of Virginia Militia stood withthe American and French Armies in Yorktown to witness the formal British Surrender.
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Geroge Washington, the French generals and troops accepted the surrender.
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Peace talk Happens.
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Treaty of Paris is signed. U.S Independance is Finally confirmed and boundaries where set!!!!!!!!!
