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To spite Britain after the French and Indian War, France supplied the Patriots with weapons and supplies.
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In the month of March, the British troops moved from New England to the Middle states.
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe brought their troops together forming the largest British expeditionary force which included German mercenaries.
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After facing British troops in New York, the Patriots leave the state defeated.
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In the fall after the American loss in New York, British troops pushed Washington's army into Pennsylvania.
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2,400 men led by Washington crossed the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey to launch a successful surprise attack on the drunk Hessians.
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Many of Washington's men's enlistments were meant to end on this date.
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Another American victory against 1,200 British soldiers.
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General Howe made plans to seize Philadelphia, the current American capital. After attempting to block the British troops, Washington failed and the British took over Philadelphia.
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After being surrounded by American troops, led by General Horatio Gates, British General John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga giving the Patriots one of the most important victories of the war.
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Valley Forge was the Continental Army's winter camp where the Patriots dealt with extreme weather conditions and a lack of supplies.
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After the American victory at Saratoga, the French signed an alliance with the the Americans and agreed to help them throughout the remainder of the war. This became the turning point of the war.
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Friedrich von Steuben reformed the Continental Army at Valley Forge by teaching them certain military skills.
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After the loss at Saratoga, the British moved their troops to the southern colonies where they hoped to get support from the Loyalists.
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A British expedition takes over Savannah, Georgia.
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Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat, joined the Continental Army and went to France for reinforcements.
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After taking mover Savannah,, the British continued to conquer Georgia and by spring a royal governor commanded all of Georgia.
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General Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis captured Charles Town, South Carolina in their best victory of the war.
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For most of the summer, General Cornwallis continued to advance in the Southern colonies.
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6,000 French soldiers arrived in Newport, Rhode Island after the British went south and were later ordered by Lafayette to attack the British at Yorktown along with the American soldiers.
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Cornwallis' troops conquer Camden, South Carolina and set up forts all throughout the state.
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The Continental Congress appointed Robert Morris as the superintendent of finance.
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Nathanael Greene, an American general, and General Daniel Morgan led two troops to South Carolina to harass the British as they retreated from North Carolina. Even though they were outnumbered the Patriots stood their ground and forced the British to surrender.
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After the loss at Cowpens, Cornwallis attacks Greene and his troops at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. It was a victory for the British but cost Cornwallis a quarter of his troops.
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General Greene, worried about losing the fight in the Southern colonies asks Lafayette for help.
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Thanks to Richard Morris and his associate, Haym Salomon, the troops were finally paid with gold coins.
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Surrounded by French and American troops on all sides of the Yorktown peninsula, Cornwallis decides to surrender the war.
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The British officially surrender to the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia ending the war.
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The United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain began to form a treaty in Paris in 1782. Each nation had its own agenda and in 1783 the Treaty of Paris was officially created.
