Revolutionary War Timeline By hbrown1199 Period: Jan 1, 1763 to Dec 31, 1781 Revolutionary War Feb 10, 1763 End of Seven Years War Mar 22, 1765 Passage of Stamp Act Oct 1, 1768 British Troops occupy Boston Apr 1, 1772 Committees of Correspondence Established Mar 1, 1774 British tries to intimidate Massachusetts (start) Jun 1, 1774 British tries to intimidate Massachusetts (end) Apr 19, 1775 War Breaks Out Jun 17, 1775 Americans hold their own at Battle of Bunker Hill Nov 1, 1775 British form alliance with Patriots Feb 27, 1776 Loyalists defeated at Moores Creek Jun 28, 1776 South Carolinians repel British attempt to take Charleston Jul 1, 1776 America declares Independence Jan 1, 1777 Washington Crosses Delaware River Oct 17, 1777 Big British setback at Saratoga Dec 1, 1777 Winter of Change for Continental Army Feb 1, 1778 France enters war against British May 1, 1778 George Rogers Clark attacks British in Ohio Country (start) Dec 1, 1778 George ROgers CLark attacks British in Ohio Country May 12, 1780 Charleston falls to British Oct 7, 1780 Kings Mount. Victory revives patriots hopes Jan 17, 1781 American tide continues at Cowpens Mar 15, 1781 Costly British victory at Guilford Courthouse Jun 1, 1781 Longest siege of war at Ninety SIx Oct 1, 1781 Large British army surrenders at Yorktown Jan 1, 1782 Loyalists leave America Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris officially ends state of war Oct 1, 1784 American victory pushes Indians further west Jan 1, 1787 U.S. Constitution replaces Artilces of Confederation
