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Sending supplies
The french begin to send supplies to THe american Troops -
British Retreat
The British retreat from boston brining the war to the middle states and seize New York -
Sail to New York
General William Howe and Admiral Richard sail to New York harbor with 32,000 men -
Battle of New York
THe battle for NY end in defeat for the Americans with large losses -
Pushed Back
Washington's Army was pushed back into the Pennslyvania across the Deleware -
Victory
christmas night Washington leads his men across the Deleware to Ambush the British forces, by the next day they arive and the battle ends i.n vicotry for the americans -
Losing Hope
With Washingtons Army ..losing hope for victory and the enlistment of the remaining 8,000 men ending the 31st the odds looked grim -
Another victory
The Continental army gets aanother victory at Princeton -
Plan to take Phillidelphia
General Howe campaigns to try to seize Philidelphia -
Landing
General Howe's troops land near Philledlphia, the continental army fails to keep out the redcoats and the continental congress flees -
Saratoga
american troops surrond Burgoyne at saratoga and he is forced to surrenders -
British troops occupy Philidelphia
The British stay warm in loyalist quaters while the Continental army freeze in makeshift huts outside .in the PA woods -
Alliance
The french sign an allaince with the Americans stating they aknowledge thier independence and will not make peace with Britan until Britan recgonizes American independence -
A Force To Be reckend with
THe Continetntal armyu becomes a strong fighting force with help of Friedrich von Steuben -
Rally for Support
The British succesfully rally for support in the southern colonies -
Savvanah and Georgia
By the end of 1778 the British had taken savanah and Georgia -
Royal command
A royal govenor commands georgia once more -
Reinforcements
French reinforcements come to aid -
British success
Cornwallis succeeds for most of the year with redcoats advancing -
Charles town
British capture Charles town, South carolina -
Sail to the south
General Henry Clinton adn General Charles Cornwaliis sail south with 8,000 men -
Landing
French army lands in New port., Rhode Island .with 6,000 men -
Defeat for Continental Army
Cornwallis's army defeat Americans at camden, SC and makes forts along SC -
british surrender
in cowpens South Carolina British are forced to surrender -
Victory for Cornwallis
Though Cornwallis wins agianst Greene at Guiliford Court he losses a fourth of his troops -
Letter to Lafayette
Greene write to Lafayette asking for help. -
Superintendent of finance
Merhcant of Phillidelphia Robert Morris is appionted as Superintendent of Finance -
Getting money
American soldiers are finally paid -
Cornwallis Surrenders
With his troops outnumbered cornwallis surrenders -
Surrender
Near yorktown British formally surrender to American and French aRmies -
Accept Surrender
Washington and French Generals accept the British surrender -
The War Is Over
THe Treaty of Paris is signed and U.S. is acknowledged as independent from Britian
