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Turning Point
The French secretly were sending weapons to the Patriots -
Defeat in New York
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailing to New York harbor with the largest expeditionary force ever assembled; they were called the Hessians -
Defeat in New York
The Americans retreated, because of heavy losses. Graham, a Continental Army, described the chaotic withdraw. -
Pennsylvania
By late fall, the British had pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. -
Washingtons Resolution
Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across the Delaware River. -
Start of Battle of Trenton
By 8 in the morning the men reached Trenton New Jersey which was being held by some Hessians -
Washingtons Army
Less then 8,000 of Washingtons men remained, and their terms of enlistment were ending. He needed a win in order to prevent going home. -
The fight for Philadelpia
General Howe begins his campaign to seize the American capital at Philadelphia. -
Valley Forge
Campsite outside of Philadelphia that the Continental Army stayed at during the winter. -
Victory at Saratoga
Massed American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga where he surrendered his army to General Gates -
End of Valley Forge
A big win gives the men the motivation to keep fighting, pulling them out of Valley Forge alive -
Treaty of Cooperation
An alliance signed by the French recongnizing the Americans independence. France agreed not to make peace wit Britain unless they also recognized Americans independence -
Friedrich von Steuben
American troops were changed from regular men to well trained soldiers -
Shift in operations
The British began to change their view to the South, where they can get loyalist support and reclaim some of their colonies -
Savannah
A British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia -
Marquis de Lafayette
Lobbied for French reinforcement after enduring their hardships of Valley Forge, and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war. -
South Carolina
British captured Charles Town and marched 5,500 American soldiers off as prisoners. Cornwallis was then left to comment British forces and conquer North and South Carolina -
Charles Cornwallis
Ambitious general who sailed south with 8,500 alongside General Henry Clinton -
Rhode Island
A French army of 6000 landed in Newport after the British left the city on their journey to the South -
British loose at Cowpens
The British thought the Americans would flee because they were outnumbered, however were forced to surrender after the recoats fought back. -
Revenge of Cowpens
After a loss at Cowpens, Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court house. He won however faced great casualties of his men. -
Search for help
Although they had already weakened the British, Greene remained worried about the fight for the South. He wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help. -
Battle of Cowpens
Daniel Morgans colonial forces defeated a crack in British regiment under Colonel Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens -
Financing the War
Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. They raised funds from many sources. -
Financial Victory
Because of the ard efforts of Morris and Salomon the troops were finally paid in specie ( gold coin ) -
Victory at Yorktown
Cornwallis troops were outnumbered and exhausted, giving them no choice but to surrender. -
Yorktown
Colonel Fontaine of Virginia stood with American and French army on a road by Yorktown to witness the British final surrender. -
British Surrender
Washington and his troops along with the French generals and their troops all met up so see the British surrender. -
Seeking peace
The talk about peace begins with United States, Great Britain, France and Spain -
Treaty of Paris
Signed by the delegates, the US had confirmed independence and set boundaries of their new nation. The United States now went from Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to the Florida border.
