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Revolutionary war timeline DJ JOHHNSON

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  • british retrea from boston

    the british retret from boston

  • french supply the americans

    the french begin smuggiling weapons into the colonies

  • british gather troops

    britian gather troops to take into newyork
  • british sail to newyork

    british sail to newyork

    general william howe and dmiral richard howe sail into new york harbor wit 32,000 soldiers

  • washington crosses the delaware rivier

    washington leads his men across the frozen river to face th hessian mercenaries and the british army.

  • the battle of trenton

    washington after crossing the delaware leads his troops on a surprise attack on the troops camped out in trenton

  • americans rally to take princton

    happy about the win at trenton americans go to trenton to face the brttish

  • general howe gets troops

    after the fields weredry enough to be walked on general howe began a campaign to take philadelphia

  • howe lands near philadephia

    after landing close by, howe takes philadelphia

  • the battle of saratoga

    general john burgoyne is surroundedby men led by general horatio gates
  • Period: to

    winter at valley forge

    the extreme harsh nearly kills everyman out there

  • lafayette gets reinfrocements

    the marquis de lafayete persuades france to send reinforcements

  • French alliance

    french sign an alliance with the colonies.

  • steuben volunteers

    frierich von steuben voulenteers his services to the americans, by traingin the in-experienced militias

  • british move south

    the british move south knowing that the south is mostly loyalist

  • british take savannah

    the brttish take savannah

  • british governer cntrols the colonie georgis

    british regain control of georgia

  • clinton and cornwallis sail south

    general henry clinon and general charles cornmallis sai to begin the campaign in the south

  • british capure charles town

    british begins by capturing charles town

  • cornwallis destroyed american forces

    cronwallis defeats americans who mae a futile attempt at protecing camden.

  • Daniel Morgan beats the british

    morgan, after being chased by the britissh, fights back at cowpens

  • cornwallis ataks greene

    cornwallis retliates for the loss at cowpens by attackign the guilford court house

  • greene send leter

    greene sends a letter to lafayette for reinforcements

  • morris is appointed

    robert morris is named finacial superintendent

  • much funding needed

    soldiers were finally paid their salaries in gold coins.

  • attack on yorktown begins

    the french fleet begins helping in the fight against the british
  • cornwallis gives up

    cornwallis gives up

    cornwallis, outnumbered byalmost twice as many soldiers surrenders

  • official surrender at yorktown

    british formally surrender to the americans and french

  • talks in paris begins

    negoiating begins in paris, tlkas of a treay appears.
  • treaty of paris is signed

    treaty of paris is signed

    the treaty of paris is signed, officially marking the sart of the independence of the united states of america.

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