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Weapons
The French have been secretly providing weapons to the patriots since 1776 -
Retreat
The British retreat from Boston and moved the war to the middle states -
The Howe brothers
Summer of 1776
William and Richard Howe join forces on Staten Island and sailed into the NY harbor with the British -
Battle ends
The battle for New York ended on this day -
Delaware River
2,400 men took rowboats across Delaware River -
Surprise Attack
At 8 AM the 2,400 men Made surprise attack on the British in Trenton -
Washington's Men
Washington's men's enlistment ended on this day -
American Victory
American won victory against British in Princeton, NJ -
General Howe
Spring of 1777
General Howe started a campaign to seize the American capital in Philedalphia -
Surrender
Americans surrender at Saratoga -
Albigense Waldo
Winter of 1777-1778
he worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge -
The French and the Americans
French signed a treaty of cooperation with the Americans -
Friedrich von Steuben
Friedrich von Steuben taught colonial soldiers how to be better soldiers -
British
British changed their war operations to the South (summer) -
British go on a journey
British took expedition to Savannah, Georgia -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette lobbied for French reinforcements -
Royal governor governs
Royal governor commanded Georgia -
Set Sail
Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men -
Captured
British captured Charles Town, South Carolina -
British takes over
British established forts across South Carolina -
RI Landing
French army landed in Newport, Rhode Island -
British surrender to Americans
British expected the Americans to flee but they ended up fighting back, forcing the British to surrender -
Robert Morris
American congress made Robert Morris superintendent of finance -
Attack!
Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford courthouse in North Carolina -
SOS
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help -
Pay Day
American troops finally get paid -
Cornwallis surrendered
Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans -
Washington, French generals and troops came together to accept the British's surrender
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British surrender
Colonel William Fonataine watched with the American army as the British surrender -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the war
