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Generals William and Richard Howe sail to the New York harbor with German mercenaries.
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The Confederates were defeated in New York. Washington lost due to being outnumbered, having untrained soldiers and poor equiptment.
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After a long night of celebrating Christmas, The Hessians were very drunk. The Americans made their move by attacking them using Native tactics.
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Americans were encouraged by another victory against the British in Princeton.
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General Howe began to plan to destroy the American capital; capture Philadelphia.
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Burgoyne surrenders to Gates at Saratoga, changing the British war strategy. People begin to get concern.
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Albignese Waldo worked at the army camp at Valley Forge and witnessed the soldiers suffer.
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The French signs an alliance with the Americans to support them in the war. France agrees not to make peace with Britain until they recognize America as independent.
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Friedrich Von Steuben offers to help the Continential Army to beocme stronger soldiers.
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The British spend a lot of time changing their military strategy to gain back theiy loyalists's support and reclaim their formal colonies.
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Marquis de Lafayette joins Washington and lobbied for French reinforcements.
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General Clinton and Charles Cornwallis sailed South with 8,500 men.
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The British had forts established across the state. Eventually, the Patriots struck them harder and harrassed them.
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The British expected the Americans to flee, but they don't. The Continential Army fought back until the redcoats surrendered.
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Charles Cornwallis loses many troops after winning against Greene at Guilford Courthouse.
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Robert Morris raised funds from Philadephia's Quakers and Jews.
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US troops were finally paid.
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This marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
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Colonel Fontaine witnesses the British surrender at Yorktown.
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Representatives from America, Britain, French generals and troops assembled to accept the British surrender.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed. This confirmed the US as an independent nation and set boundaries.
