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Shot Heard Around The World
First shot in the in the war at Lexington. British won -
Bunker Hill
Patriots ran out fo ammunition and forced to abandon the fort. British won -
Loyalists defeated at Moores Creek
force of scotish loyalists defeated at Moores Creek Bridge. Patriots won -
America Declares Independence
The Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -
South Carolinians repel British attempt to take Charleston
A British invasion force mounts an all-day attack on a patriot force on Sullivan’s Island. America won -
Battle of Trenton
Suprise attack on a Hessien Camp. America won -
battle of Princeton
America used sneak attack and won again -
Big British setback at Saratoga
General John Burgoyne's attempt to separate the rebellious New England colonies from those farther south ends in a spectacular failure. The surrender of 6,000 British regulars. America won -
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Winter of change for the Continental Army
Freezing winter at Valley Forge. Many deaths. -
France enters the war against Britain
As a result of the patriot victory at Saratoga and American diplomatic efforts, France allies itself with the new American government. -
Charleston falls to the British
The British take Charleston, S.C., capture a large patriot army, and deal the rebels one of their worst defeats of the war. -
Kings Mountain victory revives patriot hopes
Patriot militia from the Carolinas, Virginia, and present-day Tennessee surround and defeat a force of loyalists under Major Patrick Ferguson at Kings Mountain, S.C. Indicating the deep divisions within America, Ferguson is the only British soldier on the field-Kings Mountain is truly a battle among Americans about their future. -
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Longest siege of the war at Ninety Six
The isolated British garrison at Ninety Six is laid siege to by patriot forces under Gen. Nathanael Greene. The approach of a British relief column leads Greene to make a final, unsuccessful assault on the fort on June 18. The events at Ninety Six underline the fact that Britain has too few troops to hold the southern hinterlands. -
Treaty of Paris officially ends state of war
The Treaty of Paris ratifies the independence of the 13 North American states. Canada remains a British province, beginning its separate development as a U.S. neighbor.