-
Paul Revere and a few other men rode throughout the night ot warn the surrounding counrtyside of approaching British troops that were trying to steal the colonists' ammunition.
-
Sam is describing the battle to his family and he and father get into an arguement, resulting in Sam later stealing the Brown Bess, the family gun, and leaving to fully enlist into the military and fight in the Revolution.
-
Sam comes home to visit from college and gets into an argument with Father, and then steals the Brown Bess, the family gun, and runs away to enlist into the war, leaving his family to cope with the losses and the ever-increasing hardships to come.
-
On this day, Continental Soldiers arrive in the town and come into the Meeker family tavern, looking for guns and ammo. Fatehr tells them the truth, that his son, Sam, stole it and enlisted into the Continental Army. They do not believe him and threaten him with weapons. At the time, Sam is in town and Tim comes to steal back the gun to help Father. Sam wakes up at that point and follows Tim back to the Tavern to see the situation.
-
This is the day that the Declaration of Independence was official and is a historical date that occurs along the same timeline of the book.
-
While on the journey back from Verplancks Point, Father is ambushed by cowboys, which are thieves disguised as Patriots gathering beef, and Tim has to finish the journey back to Redding by himself.
-
In this event, a part of the rising action, the British come to Redding and go to Mr. Heron's house, and when they come out they go and capture Caption Betts, Mr. Rogers, and Jerry Sanford, also killing others and stealing supplies.
-
In June the Meekers find out that Father has died from disease on a British prison ship and that Jerry Sanford had also died.
-
In this event the British try to capture Albany New York in order to block off the New England colonies.
-
Sam comes home to visit and he is captured by cattle thieves and is blamed for a crime he didn't do. He is put on trial to be executed.
-
During the night Tim sneaks out of the Tavern and into the Continentals' Camp to try and rescue Sam from his predicament.
-
On this day Sam is executed. He is shot by three men at such a close range that his clothes catch on fire, and he dies from his wounds.
-
On this day the Treaty of Alliance was signed between France and the colonies
-
Tim and his mother leave Redding and move to Philadelphia. He gets lessons from Mr.Heron on surveying and Tim's life prospers.
-
More Battles were fought and most were won by the Continental Army
-
The Treaty of Paris is signed this day, signalling the end of the war with the win going to the colonists, with the aid of the French.
