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Early 1776
In early 1776 the French started secretly sending weapons to the patriots -
March 15, 1776
The British are forced to retreat from Boston. -
Summer of 1776
Two brothers General William Howe, and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on Staten island and then sailed into the New York harbor with the largest British expeditionary ever assembled. With 32,000 soldiers, including thousands of German mercenaries called hessian. They were called hessian because most of them were from the German region Jesse. These Mercenaries fought for the sole purpose of making money. -
August 27,1776
On this day the Continental army retreated from New York. -
Christmas night 1776
General Washington knows that his men's terms of enlistment end soon and that if he doesn't come up with a plan the men are going to leave. So on Christmas night he came up with a plan to risk everything. That night he led 2,400 men in small across the icy Delaware river. -
8 o'clock the next morning
*General Washington and his men had marched 9 miles to the capital of New Jersey, Trenton. He planned a surprise attack against the hessians that were stationed there. The attack was a success, they killed thirty men and took 918 prisoners, and captured six hessian cannons. -
December 31
This was the day that terms of enlistment ended meaning that the men did not have to fight beyond this day. However they do. -
January 3,1777
General Washington win's another one against Britain at Princeton, New Jersey. -
Spring of 1777
General William Howe begins his campaign to size the American capital at Philadelphia. -
Late August
General Howe lands near the capital and later captures it. -
October 17,1777
British General Burgoyne surrenders to American General Gates at Saratoga. * -
Winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge served as the continental army's camp. -
February 1778
France and America sign an alliance together. -
February 1778
Prussian captain Friedrich von Steuben volunteered to train Washington's army. -
Summer of 1778
Britain Began to shift their operations down to the south. -
End of 1778
Britain took Savannah, Georgia with ease. -
Spring of 1779
The royal governor of Georgia resumed command . -
In France in 1779
Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington and bore the misery at Valley Forge, and lobbied for French Reinforcements. -
May 1780
The British Captured Charlestown, South Carolina and marched 5,500namerican soldiers off as prisoners of war. -
In 1780
General Henry Clinton who replaced Howe, along with ambitious General Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men. -
In August
Cornwallis Defeated the Americans at Camden, South Carolina and had forts across the state within three months. -
In 1780
A French army of 6,000 men landed in Newport, Rhode Island -
Most of 1780
After General Clinton left for New York and left Cornwallis in command, Cornwallis succeeded for most of the year. -
January 1781
At Coupons, South Carolina the patriots wound not give up and eventually forced the red coats to surrender. -
1781
Congress was struggling with inflation and appointed rich Philadelphia merchant, Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. -
Two Months Later
At Guilford Courthouse Cornwallis won but not without a cost. With 93 killed 400 wounded and 26 missing. -
April 3,1781
Greene who was worried about the war in the south, wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help. -
September 8,1781
The troops finally got paid in specie or gold coin. -
October 17,1781
*When realizing that his men were exhausted from shelling and out numbered two to one Cornwallis finally surrendered. -
October 19
General Washington, along with French generals, and their men gathered to accept the surrender of the British. -
In Paris in 1782
Peace talks began between the United states, Britain, France, and Spain. -
September 1783
The Delegates sign the Treaty of Paris which confirmed America's Independence and set the new countries boundaries.