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The French were on the side of the Patriots, so they gave them supplies
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The British moved down to the middle states from new England.
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General Howe and Admiral Howe joined forces to form the largest British expeditionary force
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The Patriots leave New YORK defeated after the British get there
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Washington's army is pushed into Pennsylvania by the British
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While the Hessian are drunk, celebrating Christmas, Washington led 2,400 men across the Delaware River into Trenton for a surprise attack
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Most of Washington's soldiers enlistments were supposed to end at this time
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Americans were victorious against 1,200 British troops
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General Howe planned on taking over Philadelphia, but the British gained control after a failed American attempt at blocking them
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British General Burgoyne surrendered and the Patriots gained of the biggest victory's in the war
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The continental army camped out here. Their conditions were harsh
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The French saw the Saratoga victory and helped the Americans in the war against the British. This would be the turning point in the war
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Von Steuben taught the army skills to get them on point
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The British moved south hoping you gain loyalist support
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The British seize Sabannah, Georgia
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Marquis de Lafayette joins the continental army
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By spring of 1779, a governor was ruling Georgia
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Clinton and Cornwallis seize Charles Town, South Carolina
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Cornwallis continued advancement in the south
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6000 French troops soldiers arrived and we're ordered to attack the British at Yorktown
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Cornwallis captures Camden, and the proceeds to set up forts
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Robert Morris was appointed Superintendent of finance by the continental congress
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Patriots got the British to surrender in cowpens, led by Nathaniel Greene and General Daniel Morgan
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Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guild Court House. While Cornwallis was successful, he lost a quarter of his troops
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General Greene asks Lafayette for help after worrying about losing
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The troops get paid with gold coins thanks to Richard Morris and Haym Solomon
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Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown after being surrounded by French and American troops
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The British Surrender at Yorktown, ending the war.
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France, Spain, Great Britain, and America formed the Treaty of Paris. It was finished in 1783
