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Americans won against British stationed at Princeton, so Washington went to Morristown, Northern New Jersey for winter.
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British left Boston, went toward the Middle States, and tried to take over New York City.
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French sends weapons to Patriots due to bitterness from losing aginst British in the French and Indian War.
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General William Howe alongside with Admiral Richard Howe(his brother) joined British expeditionary force to go and sail into New York Harbor
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Battle for New York ends with American retreating.
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British push George Washington's army across Deleware into Pennyslvania.
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George Washington leads 2400 men across Deleware River in the terrible weather as a surprise attack. They kill 30 enemies and take 918 captives, and 6 hessian cannons.
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George Washington's army enlistment terms were over.
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General Howe starts capaign to take over the American capital.
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General Howe's troops sail from New York to head of Chesapeake Bay, and land near Philadelphia. George Washingtons troops fail to block redcoats by Brandywine Creek. British capture PA and Continental Congress fleds city.
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British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to General Gates after being surrounded by numerous American troops. This leads to creation on new british tactics.
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Continental Army settled down in Valley Forge, outside of Philadelpha, for the winter.
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French signed treaty of cooperation, stating they would only make peace with the British if they agrreded to recognize Americas independence.
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Friedrich von Steuben joined George Washington and helped build a strong built Continental Army.
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British changed military strategy after defeat at Saratoga, and moved on to the South.
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British expedition took Savannah, Georgia.
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Royal governor commanded Georgia.
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Marquis de Lafayette joined Gerge Washington and helped those at Valley Forge.
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General Henry Clinton (who replaced Howe in New York) sails South with Charles Cornwallis.
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British captured Charlestown, South Carolina and marched 5500 American soldiers off as priosners of war so Clinton left New York, leavng Cornwallis in charge.
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French army landed in Newport, Rhode Island after British had just left to go focus on the South.
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Cornwallis' army beat American forces at Camden, South Carolina.
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Continental Army forced British to surrender in Cowpens, South Carolina.
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Congress made Robert Morris superintendent of finance in Philadelphia. Him and his partner, Haym Salomon borrowed and used their own money to provide payment for the Continental Army.
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Nathanael Greene, who was sent to harrass Cornwallis by Washington, wrote a letter to Laffayette asking for help out of fear of the fighting for the South.
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Morris and Salomon were able to pay troops in specie and gold coins because of many people and sources, such as, PA's Quakers and Jews.
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British surrender to Americans near Yorktown.
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George Washington, French Generals and their troops gathered together to accept Britsh surrender.
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Peace talks began in Paris as for the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Spain.
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Treaty of Paris was signed. It confirmed United States'independence and set boundaries of the new nation.
