Paul's Revolutionary War Timeline

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    it was called the shot heard around the wor;d. the british won!
    important people- francis smith
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    Revolutionary War

  • capture of fort ticonderoga

    capture of fort ticonderoga
    ticon deroga and crown point captured by new england milita.
    important people- Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold
  • 2nd continental congress meets

    2nd continental congress meets
    preceeded by- first continental congress. succeded by- 1st confederation congress.
    important people- benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson, john hancook, lyman hall.
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill
    british physical victory.
    important people- william prescott.
  • american defeat at quebec

    american defeat at quebec
    deciseive british victor.
    important people- General Richard Montgomery was killed, Benedict Arnold was wounded, and Daniel Morgan and more than 400 men were taken prisoner.
  • british evacuate boston

    british evacuate boston
    colonail victory. british evacuates boston.
    important people- henry knox, william howe, nova scotia
  • george washington named commander in chief

    george washington named commander in chief
    americans won
    important people- george washington
  • british occupy new york city

    british occupy new york city
    british won and took over new york city.
    important people- william howe
  • declaration of independence issued

    usa is one nation. gives us independence. unite as one.
  • battle of long island

    battle of long island
    british won.
    important people- george washington, william howe.
  • battle of trenton

    battle of trenton
    decisive american victory.
    important people- johnann rall, nathanael greene, john sullivan, henry knox.
  • british occupy philadelphia

    British evacuates Pennsylvanaia.
    important people- george washington, william howe
  • winter at valley forge

    a military camp.
    important people- george washington
  • battle of brandywine

    british wivtory.
    important people- willaim howe
  • battle of saratoga

    The British won the first battle,
    Americans won the second battle.
    important people- john burgoyne, horatio gates, bemis heights
  • articles of confederation adopted

    first constitution for the united states replaced by the court usa on march 1, 1781.
    important people- benjarmin franklin
  • alliance with france

    images of treaty's no victory.
    impotant people- paul cambon, jules ferry
  • battle of manmouth courthouse

    british tactical victory.
    important people- george washington.
  • fall of savannah

    british victory.
    important people- juliette gordan low
  • spain enters the war

    treaty of versailles.
    there were no important people, just one group called spain
  • siege of charleston

    british victory.
    important people- Benjamin Lincoln
  • benedict arnolds treason discovered

    he died june 14, 1801.
    important people- John André, and george washington
  • french and british batte in chesapeakebay

    defencive french victory.
    important people- sir thomas graves, francois joseph paul, lord cornwallis
  • siege of yorktown

    treaty of pairs.
    important people- george washington, french army troops, british army
  • cornwaillis surrenders

    american victory cornwaillis surrenders.
    important people- british army, Marquess Cornwallis