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A Turning Point
Still affected by the defeat from the British, in the French and Indian War, The french decided to help the colonies and give them weapons -
War moves to the middle states
The British had just retreated from Boston on March of 1776. They then moved towards the middle states -
A defeat in NY
32,000 soldiers including thousands of German Mercenaries assembled. The largest force ever assembled, went to New York. -
Defeat in NY
General Washington gathered 23,000 for NY's defense. But then he got outnumbered. Plus, most of his men were untrained and had poor equipment -
Another defeat in NY
The British had pushed Wshington and his men across the delaware river to PA. Most of his men had either deserted or been killed or captured. Less than 8,000 men remained under Washington's comands. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led his army across the ice-choked Delaware River. -
Battle of Trenton
The army marched 9 miles through sleet and snow to Trenton. Trenton, New held by a Garrison of Hessians. The night before christmas, they got drunk. Therefore Washingtons men killed 30, captured 918 men as captives, and took 6 of the Hessian's cannons. -
Defeat in NY
With the last of his men, 8,000. George neede a victory, to keep them from going home. -
Battle of Trenton
The American's were rallied from nother Victory against 1,200 British at Princeton. -
The fight for Philadelphia
General Howe began his campainge to seize the American Capital in Philadelphia. -
The fight for Philadelphia
General Howe's troops sailed from NY to the head of Chesapeake Bay, and landed near the capital. The continental Congress fled the city while Washington and his troops stood back and defended -
Victory at Saratoga
masses american troops finally surrounded burgoyne at saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to general gates. -
valley forge
outside philadelphia the forge would serve as the site of the continental armys camp during the winter. -
A tuning point
the french recognized american independence and sighned a alliance, or treaty of cooperation, with the ammericans -
european allies shift the balance
in the midst of the frozen winter at valley forge, american troops began an amazing transformation -
the british move south
after the devastating defeat at saratoga, the british changed their military strategy;in the summer of 1778 they began to shift their operations to the south -
early british success in the south
a royal governor once again commanded georgia -
early british success in the south
a british expedition easily took savannah, georgia -
early british success in the south
in their greatest victory of war, the british captured charles town, south carolina, in may 1780 and marched 5,500 american soldiers off as prisoners of war -
early british success in the south
general henry clinton, who had replaced howe in new york, along with the ambitious general charles cornwillis sailed south with 8,500 men. -
the british surrender at yorktown
a french army of 6,000 had landed in newport, rhodeislnd, after british left the city to focus on the south -
early british success in the south
cornwallis's army smashed american forces at camden, south carolina, and within three months the british had established forts across the state -
early british success in the south
for most of 1780, cornwillis succeeded -
british losses in 1781
when forces met in jan 1781 at cowpens, south carolina, the british expected the outnumbered americans to flee; but the continental army fought back; and forced the redcoat to surrender -
british losses in 1781
angered by the defeat at cowpens, cornwallis attacked geene at guilford court house, north carolina -
british losses in 1781
greebe wrote a letter to lafayette, asking for help -
financing the war
the congress appointeda rich philadelphia merchant named robert morris as superintendant of finance. -
financing the war
due to the efforts of morris and salomon on sep 8, 1781, the troops were finally paid in specie, or gold coin -
victory at yorktown
with his troops outnumbered by more than two to one and exhausted from constant shelling, cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender -
one americans story
colonel william fontain of virginia militia stood with the americanand french armies lining a road near yorktown, virginia, on the afternoon of october 19, 1781, to witness the formal british surrender -
victory at yorktown
a triumphant washington, the french generals, and their troops assembled to accept the british surrender -
seeking peace
peace talks began in paris in 1782 -
seeking peace
the delegates signed the treaty of paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation