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General Gage of the British Army marches his troops out of Boston to Lexington, by way of Concord.
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The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independance
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Brothers General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe join forces with an expiditionary force of 32,000 soldiers. They easily defeated General Washington's 23,000, undertrained and underequipped militia of 23,000
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General Howe pushes Washinton across the Delaware towards Pennsylvania.
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George Washington takes 2,400 of his soldiers across the frozen Delaware River and capture a garrison of Hessians camped in Trenton.
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The Contracts of all American soldiers end on this date. Washington desperately needs a victory to boost the moral of his troops.
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General Washington and his troops circle around Cornwallace's army and head for Princton and take it from 1,200 occupying British.
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The French recognize American independance and agree to directly help the revolutionary cause.
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General Howe begins his to seize the rebel capitol of Philadelphia.
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General Washington suffers a humiliating loss attempting to repel British General How
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General Howe marches into and occupies the rebel capitol unopposed as Washington and the Continental Congress retreat to safety.
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Colonial General Horatio Gates surrounds General Burgoyne's army and forces them to surrender.
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Washington and his Continental Army spend a hellish winter at Valley Forge. During this time Prussian Captain Freidrich von Steuben volonteers to train Washington's conscript army. He teaches them to stand at attention, execute field menuvers, fire and reload quickly and wield bayonets. French aristocrat Marquise de Lafayette joins Washingtons staff and rallies for aid from France.
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After a devestating defeat at Saratoga, the British Expeditionary Force moves it's focus to the Southern Colonies.
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Britain seizes the heart of the southernmost colony of Georgia.
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British Generals Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis take Charles Town behind a force of 8,500 regulars and marched off with 5,500 American soldiers.
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General Cornwallis takes control of Camden.
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Generals Nathanial Greene and Daniel Morgan ambush Cornwallis at Cowpens, South Carolina
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General Cornwallis attacks and defeats Greene at the Guilford Court House. This victory, however, costs him a quarter of his troops
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Nathanial Greene writes to Marquis de Lafeyette, asking him to aid the war in the south.
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After three weeks of shelling by the colonial army, Cornwallis finally raises the whight flag of surrender.
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General Charles O'Hara formally surrenders to Washington and gives him his sword.
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The warring nations begin peace talks to end the revolution, while the patriots work to negotiate for their freedom.
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Delegates from both countries sign the Treaty of Paris and America gains its independance from the most powerful empire on Earth.