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The french begin to send supplies to THe american Troops
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The British retreat from boston brining the war to the middle states and seize New York
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General William Howe and Admiral Richard sail to New York harbor with 32,000 men
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THe battle for NY end in defeat for the Americans with large losses
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Washington's Army was pushed back into the Pennslyvania across the Deleware
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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
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With Washingtons Army ..losing hope for victory and the enlistment of the remaining 8,000 men ending the 31st the odds looked grim
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The Continental army gets aanother victory at Princeton
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General Howe campaigns to try to seize Philidelphia
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General Howe's troops land near Philledlphia, the continental army fails to keep out the redcoats and the continental congress flees
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american troops surrond Burgoyne at saratoga and he is forced to surrenders
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The British stay warm in loyalist quaters while the Continental army freeze in makeshift huts outside .in the PA woods
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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
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THe Continetntal armyu becomes a strong fighting force with help of Friedrich von Steuben
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The British succesfully rally for support in the southern colonies
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By the end of 1778 the British had taken savanah and Georgia
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A royal govenor commands georgia once more
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French reinforcements come to aid
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Cornwallis succeeds for most of the year with redcoats advancing
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British capture Charles town, South carolina
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General Henry Clinton adn General Charles Cornwaliis sail south with 8,000 men
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French army lands in New port., Rhode Island .with 6,000 men
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Cornwallis's army defeat Americans at camden, SC and makes forts along SC
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in cowpens South Carolina British are forced to surrender
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Though Cornwallis wins agianst Greene at Guiliford Court he losses a fourth of his troops
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Greene write to Lafayette asking for help.
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Merhcant of Phillidelphia Robert Morris is appionted as Superintendent of Finance
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American soldiers are finally paid
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With his troops outnumbered cornwallis surrenders
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Near yorktown British formally surrender to American and French aRmies
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Washington and French Generals accept the British surrender
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THe Treaty of Paris is signed and U.S. is acknowledged as independent from Britian
