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French send weapons to help the Americans win the war secretly.
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The British decided to change and head to New York City and to isolate New England.
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The Howe brothers join forces on Staten Island and go to New York with the biggest British army of 32,000 men.
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Battle of New York ends with Americans retreating and the British winning.
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Michael Graham, a Continental soldier describes the American retreat in the battle of New York.
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The British forced Washington across the river and into Pennsylvania and many of Washington's men died or were captured.
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Washington sailed across Delaware River and surprise attacked the British which became known as the battle of Trenton.
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Washington was running low on men and their terms of enlistments were due.
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General Howe starts his plan to seize the capital which was Philadelphia.
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American troops surrounded Burgoyne which forced him to surrender his army to General Gates at Saratoga.
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British kicked the Continental Army out of Philadelphia and they were forced into a rough winter.
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French saw potential in the Americans and decided to sign an alliance with them to help fight for their independence.
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Freidrich von Steuben transforms the American so called "troops" into actual trained soldiers.
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The British started to shift their plan and head south to gather Loyalist support.
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Royal Commander was once again in charge of Georgia.
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Lafayette joined Washington and called back for reinforcements from France.
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General Henry Clinton heads south with 8,500 men.
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Cornwallis destroys American forces at Camden, South Carolina.
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British established forts all over South Carolina.
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Cornwallis continued to succeed and was joined by many slaves of Patriots.
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At Cowpens, South Carolina the British thought the Americans were going to back down because they were outnumbered but instead the Americans pushed back and forced the British to surrender.
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Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, Cornwallis won the battle but at the cost of many lives of his soldiers.
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Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help because he was worried about the fight down in the south.
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Congress appointed Robert Morris as superintendent of finance for America.
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The troops were finally paid after a while for their services to this country.
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Cornwallis finally decided to surrender after being outnumbered by more than two to one and realizing they could not win.
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George Washington and the french generals meet up to accept the British terms of surrender.
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William Fontaine joined forces with the American and French soldiers to block off a road near Yorktown to watch British surrender.
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The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris which confirmed that the United States were now independent and set land rules for the country.
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Biggest British victory which was when Clinton captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
