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French had been secretly sending weapons to the Patriots.
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The British retreated from Boston and moved the war to the Middle states.
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General William and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into New York harbor with 32,000 soldiers, including German mercenaries, also known as Hessian's.
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The Battle of Long Island against the British and Germans ended with an American retreat.
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Washington led 2,400 men to Trenton.
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American army surprise attacked Hessian's guarding Trenton.
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The British pushed Washington’s army across Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
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American victory at Princeton against 1,200 British.
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General Howe began campaign to seize Philadelphia.
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Burgoyne surrendered to American Army at Saratoga.
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Valley Forge was where the American Army and George Washington suffered through the winter of 1777 to 1778, in which many died from diseases, lack of food and supplies, but many held on because of the Patriot cause. ended on June 18, 1778
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The French recognized American independence and signed an alliance with the Americans.
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American troops began an amazing transformation with the help of Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis de Lafayette.
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British changed military strategy after loss at Saratoga.
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A British explorer took Savannah, Georgia.
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Georgia was once again commanded by a royal governor.
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Lafayette joined Washington’s staff and lobbied for French aid.
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General Henry Clinton and General Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men.
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British captured Charles Town, South Carolina.
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French army of 6,000 landed in Newport, Rhode Island after British left city to focus on South.
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Cornwallis’s army smashed American forces at Camden, South Carolina.
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British established forts across South Carolina.
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General Daniel Morgan and British forces met at Cowpens, South Carolina, in which they fought, and British surrendered.
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Cornwallis attacked Nathanael Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina and Cornwallis won.
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Congress appointed Philadelphia merchant, Robert Morris, as superintendent of finance and Haym Salomon, an associate of Morris.
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The Continental Army were finally paid because of efforts from Morris and Salomon.
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Cornwallis surrendered to American and French troops at Yorktown.
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British surrendered to Colonel William Fontaine of the Virginia militia and American and French armies in Yorktown, Virginia.
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Peace talks in Paris began with United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain.
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay signed the Treaty of Paris, which recognized U.S. independence and set the boundaries for the new nation.
