Revolutionary War By 17acevesjHMS Mar 23, 1775 Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech Period: Apr 18, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 15, 1776 Thomas Paines Article "Common Sense" Sep 26, 1777 Occupy Philedelphia Dec 29, 1778 The redcoats occupy Savannah Jun 21, 1779 Spain declares war on Great Britain Jul 11, 1780 French troops arrive at Newport Mar 2, 1781 Aticles Of Confederation accepted Mar 20, 1782 Lord North resigns as British prime minister Apr 19, 1783 Congress ratifies preliminary peace treaty
