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The French had secretly sent weapons to the Patriots because they were still angered by the British victory in the French and Indian War.
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The Bristish retreat from Boston, moving the war to the Middle States.
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The British decided to seize New York City in order to stop the rebellion.General William and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on Staten Island and sail into New York harbor.
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The Continental Congress fled the city, Washington was unsuccessful in keeping the British out. The British capture Philadelphia.
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The Battle of New York ended with the Americans retreating after losing.
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Washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the icy Delaware River.
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The American troops marched through Trenton, New Jersey, the Hessians were sleeping, the Americans killed 30 Hessians and took 918 captive. In a surprise attack, the Americans were able to defeat the British.
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Most of Washington's men had either deserted or had been killed or captured. The terms of enlistment of Washington's troop ended.
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General Howe began his campaign to seize the American capital at Philadelphia.
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American troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrened to General Gates.
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Valley Forge is outside Philadelphia, it served as a camp for the Continental Army. During their time in the camp, many of the troops died due to starvation and disease.
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The French recognized American independence and signed an alliance or treaty of cooperation.
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Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian captain and drillmaster, volunteered his services to General Washington and promised to train the soldiers.
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The British change their military strategy and begin to move South where they hoped to rally Loyalist support.
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Marquis de Lafayette join's George WashingtonsArmt, he lobbied for French reinforcements in France and led a command in Virginia.
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The British easily take Savannah and establish a royal governor to command Georgia.
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General Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis replaced Howe in New York, sailed south with 8,500 men.
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The British capture Charles Town, South Carolina.
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General Henry Clinton left to New York, leaving Cornwallis to command the Britsh forces in the South and to conquer South and North Carolina
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The redcoats gained lots of support from African American, who escaped from Patriot slave owners to join the British and win their freedom.
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Cornwallis' army attacked American forces at Camden, South Caroline. he established forts across the state.
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A French army of 6,000 had landed in Newport, Rhode Island, after the British left the city and moved South. The French stationed one fleet there and another in the West Indies.
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At Cowpens, South Carolina, British expected the Americans to flee, but the Americans fight back and forced the British to surrender
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The Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance.
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Cornwallis attacked Green at Guilford Court House, North Carolina. Cornwallis won the battle but lost many of his troops.
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Greene weakened the British, but he worried about the fight for the South. He wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help.
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Thanks to Morris and Salomon, the troops were finally paid in specie or gold coins.
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His troops were outnumbered and worn out, Cornwallis surrender.
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The British are trapped by the French and Americans and are forced to surrender at Yorktown.
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Washington, the French generals, and their troops assembled to accept the British Surrender.
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The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed the U.S. independence and set the boundaries. The United States stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canda to the Florida border.
