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The French secretly were sending weapons to the Patriots
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailing to New York harbor with the largest expeditionary force ever assembled; they were called the Hessians
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The Americans retreated, because of heavy losses. Graham, a Continental Army, described the chaotic withdraw.
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By late fall, the British had pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
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Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across the Delaware River.
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By 8 in the morning the men reached Trenton New Jersey which was being held by some Hessians
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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.
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General Howe begins his campaign to seize the American capital at Philadelphia.
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Campsite outside of Philadelphia that the Continental Army stayed at during the winter.
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Massed American troops finally surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga where he surrendered his army to General Gates
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A big win gives the men the motivation to keep fighting, pulling them out of Valley Forge alive
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An alliance signed by the French recongnizing the Americans independence. France agreed not to make peace wit Britain unless they also recognized Americans independence
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American troops were changed from regular men to well trained soldiers
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The British began to change their view to the South, where they can get loyalist support and reclaim some of their colonies
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A British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia
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Lobbied for French reinforcement after enduring their hardships of Valley Forge, and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war.
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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
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Ambitious general who sailed south with 8,500 alongside General Henry Clinton
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A French army of 6000 landed in Newport after the British left the city on their journey to the South
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The British thought the Americans would flee because they were outnumbered, however were forced to surrender after the recoats fought back.
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After a loss at Cowpens, Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court house. He won however faced great casualties of his men.
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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.
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Daniel Morgans colonial forces defeated a crack in British regiment under Colonel Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens
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Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. They raised funds from many sources.
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Because of the ard efforts of Morris and Salomon the troops were finally paid in specie ( gold coin )
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Cornwallis troops were outnumbered and exhausted, giving them no choice but to surrender.
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Colonel Fontaine of Virginia stood with American and French army on a road by Yorktown to witness the British final surrender.
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Washington and his troops along with the French generals and their troops all met up so see the British surrender.
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The talk about peace begins with United States, Great Britain, France and Spain
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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.
