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Albigense Waldo was a surgeon who worked at Valley Forge. Valley Forge was located outside of Philadelphia. The patriots struggled to find shelter and food while the loyalists were easily sheltered.
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The French have begun to secretly send the patriots weapons.
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The British retreated from Boston and moved to seize New York City.
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe sailed to the New York harbor with 32,000 British soldiers which included German mercanaries.
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The Battle of New York ended when the Americans retreated. They had suffered many casualties.
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Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across the Delaware River. These men attacked the Hessians in Trenton. They killed 30 and took 918 captive.
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Washington's men either retreated or were killed. Less than 8,000 were left in his army.
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Many people thought that the British surrendering would never be possible.
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General Howe planned to seize Philadelphia. He was victorious.
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Americans surrounded Burgoyne in Saratoga and he surrendered.
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The French became allies witht he Americans. They agreed to not make peace with Britain until the Americans have independence.
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The British begin to move South in order to gather some Loyalist support, gain back some of their colonis, and fight their way back.
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Britain took Savannah, Georgia
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a royal governor commanded Georgia once again.
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Marquis Lafayette joined togteher with Washington begged the French for more supplies and was the leader of some Virginian troops who towards the end of the war.
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Britain captured CHarles Town, South Carolina and tok 5,500 American soldiers as prisoners of war.
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A French army of 6,000 men arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, after the British deserted to move South.
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Cornwallis's army met American troops at Camden, SOuth Carolina. Within the nest three months, Britain had forts all over South Carolina.
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the egalitarianism only applied to white males. There were no political right for women but a few states said that women could divorce.
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General Henry CLinton, who replaced Howe in New York, along with General Charles Cornwallis sailed SOuth with 8,500 men.
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Cornwallis succeeded for most of 1780.
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American and British troops met in Cowpens, South Carolina. Here, the British expected the few American troops to run away, but instead, they fought back and Britain surrendered.
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General Nathaniel Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help.
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Robert Morris is appointed superintendent of Philadelphia by Congress.
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Peace talks began in Paris. Representatives from United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain attended.
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The Americans troops were finally paid in gold coin after a long wait for their money.
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Colonel William Fontaine, who was part of the Virginia militia, were in Yorktown to watch the British surrender.
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Cornwallis' troops were greatly outnumbered and so he surrendered.
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Washington, French general, and troops came together to watch the British surrender.
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By signing the Treaty of Paris, United States independence was official.
