Major Events of the Revolutionary War Timeline By ltiar04 1775 Paul Revere's Ride 1775 Battle at Concord and Lexington 1775 Americans Capture Ticonderoga 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill 1776 Siege of Boston 1776 Battle of Trenton Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence was signed Nov 16, 1776 Retreat through New Jersey 1777 Battle of Princeton 1777 British Capture Ticonderoga 1777 Battle of Saratoga 1777 Valley Forge This was winter 1777-1778 1778 Treaty of Amity with France 1781 Battle of Yorktown 1783 (2nd) Treaty of Paris