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On April 19th, 1775 the battle of Lexington & Concord occurs. It was known as "The Shot Heard Around the World"
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Sam comes home from Yale. He tells about how he wants to fight in the war.
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Sam runs away to fight in the war
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Sam iqnores fathers disagreement and heads off to fight in the war.
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The Officers come into the tavern wanting the Brown Bess, but father did not have it. The officers started threatening him, thinking he was lying.
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This was the first major battle of the revolution.
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The signing of The Decloration of Independence was on July, 4th 1776. They were risk takers because this could have been considered treason.
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Father is captured by Cow-Boys coming home. Tim had to take the wagon home by himself. He tricked the cow-boys.
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They want the Continental Army's supplies.
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Father dies of diesease on a British Prison Ship.
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The Treaty of Alliance is when the French agree to help the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
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Continental Army is in Reading. Which means Sam is home.
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Sam deserted his post to see his family, he was chasing after the cattle thevies when they turned and made it look like he was the cattle theif.
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Sam's trial from getting blamed of stealing the cattle.
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Same gets shot in the back, he gets caught on fire, but was still alive so they had to shoot him again.
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The last battle, the Battle of Yorktown ended when Cornwallis surrendered to Washington, although Cornwallis did not attend the ceremony due to "illness" so he sent Charles O'hara.
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Tim writes the book "My Brother Sam is Dead"