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The British vacated from Boston, migrating to the Middle States and deciding to seize New York City.
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Brothers William Howe and Richard Howe sailed into New York Harbor with 32,000 soldiers, consisting of mostly Hessians.
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After the Redcoats defeated Washington's army in the battle of Long Island, Michael Graham, a continental army volunteer, describes the heavy losses of his crew.
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Washington's army was pushed across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania by the British.
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Washington rallied 2,400 mean across the Delaware River in a snowstorm.
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That morning, Washington's army captured Trenton from the Hessians, successfully killing 30 and taking 918 captives.
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Washington's men's enlistment terms were due to end on this date.
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Against 1,200 British, Washington scored his second victory at Princeton.
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In the spring, after two losses, General Howe began plotting to capture the American capital, Philadelphia.
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After sailing from New York to the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Howe's troops landed near Philadelphia and successfully seized it.
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After being surrounded by American troops, General Burgoyne surrendered his army to American General Gates in Saratoga, New York.
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A few miles from Philadelphia, Valley Forge was used as the campsite for the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778.
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The United States and France sign the treaty of cooperation, in which France recognized American independence and would not make peace with Great Britain until they did too.
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Talented drillmaster Freidrich von Steuben helped reform the Continental Army into an effective fighting force.
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A military leader named Marquis de Lafayette offered his assistance to Washington and his crew.
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2,000+ soldiers died at Valey Forge after suffering from wind, snow, and hunger that winter.
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After horrible losses, the British began to change their operations to the South in hopes of gaining more Loyalist support and reclaiming their former colonies in the area.
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Savannah, Georgia was effortlessly seized by the redcoats.
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Georgia became commanded by a royal governor.
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General Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallia led 8,500 men south.
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The British capture Charleston, South Carolina which was their most successful victory of the war.
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French troops arrived in Newport, Rhode Island after the British had fled for the south.
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The Americans suffered from a washout by the British in Camden, South Carolina.
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The British established several forts in the south and Nathanael Greene was named commander of the southern army.
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To the British surprise, the outnumbered Americans fought back and the redcoats surrendered in Cowpens, South Carolina.
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After his previous Cowpens defeat, Cornwallis' army won a costly victory at the Guilford, North Carolina.
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Nathaniel Greene writes a letter to Lafayette asking for help on the fight for the South.
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Robert Morris was named Superintendent of Finance by congress to raise funds for the Continental Army.
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The troops of the Continental Army were finally paid in gold coin, thanks to Robert Morris and his associate, Haym Salomon's fund-raising.
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Due to exhaustion and his outnumbered troops, Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia.
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Colonel Fontaine stood with the American and French to watch the British surrender in Yorktown, Virginia.
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The United States, Great Britain, France and Spain negotiated with eachother in hopes of peace and success in it's own interests.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by the United States and Great Britain, which granted us our newfound independence and boundaries.
