Revolutionary War Timeline Nicole Martin By 5000nickem Jan 15, 1776 French secretly started sending Americans supplies Mar 15, 1776 British retreat from Boston Jun 15, 1776 British General and Admiral Howe join forces on Staten Island Aug 27, 1776 George Washington's men run away and he loses New York Nov 15, 1776 British push George Washington across the Delaware river into Pennsilvania Dec 25, 1776 George Washington crosses the Delaware River to Trenton New Jersey Dec 26, 1776 George Washington and his men launch a sneak attack on British soldiers in Trenton Jan 3, 1777 Americans win against British in Princeton Aug 15, 1777 British Troops lead by General Howe take Pennsilvania Oct 17, 1777 American General Gates wins against British General Burgoyne at Saratoga Period: Dec 15, 1777 to Feb 15, 1778 Winter at Valley Forge Feb 15, 1778 France and Americans signed an alliance Feb 15, 1778 Prussian General Friedrich Von Steuben trains Washington's militia into soldiers 'To make regular soldiers out of country bumpkins" -Friedrich Von Steuben Jun 15, 1778 British move south to gain loyalist support Dec 15, 1778 British took control of Savannah, Georgia Feb 15, 1779 Marquis De Lafayette joins George Washington's staff and helps get the French to continue giving supplies to American troops Apr 15, 1779 A Royal Governor commands Georgia May 15, 1780 British Generals Clinton and Cornwallis capture Charles Town, South Carolina Jul 15, 1780 French Army landed in Newport, Rhode Island Aug 15, 1780 Cornwallis's army takes Camden, South Carolina Aug 15, 1780 British try to advance to North Carolina but are stopped by Patriots and are forced back to South Carolina Jan 15, 1781 Congress makes Philadelphian merchant Robert Morris superintendent of finance Jan 15, 1781 American Generals Morgan and Greene forced red coats to surrender at Cowpens, South Carolina Mar 15, 1781 Cornwallis attacks Greene at Guildford Court House and wins but loses a lot of men Apr 3, 1781 Nathanael Greene sends a letter to Lafayette asking for help Sep 8, 1781 American troops were finally paid Sep 15, 1781 The nations Signed the Treaty of Paris Oct 17, 1781 Cornwallis raises the white flag of surrender Oct 19, 1781 British General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown Jan 15, 1782 The nations America, France, Great Britain, and Spain meet in Paris to negotiate
