Tamia's American Revolution Timeline

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

-American win
-General Thomas Gage
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith
Paul Revere
-This battle was the very first of the American Revolution.

Tamia's American Revolution Timeline

Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Oct 19, 1781

Second Continental Congress Meets

May 10, 1775

-Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Thomas Jefferson
-Voted to create the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as general.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

-American win
-General Thomas Gage
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith
Paul Revere
-Convinced the British that the Patriots were serious about rebellion.

George Washington Named Commander-in-Chief

Jul 3, 1775

-George Wshington
General Howe
General Cornwallis
-Washington's courage and determination was key to eventually taking down the British army.

American Defeat at Quebec

Dec 31, 1775

-British win
-General Mongomery
Benedict Arnold
John Burgoyne
-The invasion of Canada was a huge failure for American.

Alliance with France

Feb 6, 1776

-Benjamin Franklin
Marquis de Lafayette
-Lafayette became an aide to Washington and a combat general.

British Evacuate Boston

Mar 17, 1776

-American win
-George Washington
General John Thomas
Sir William Howe
-Ended 8-year British occupation of Boston.

British Occupy New York City

Jun 29, 1776

-American win
-Admiral Richard Howe
General Burgoyne
-Howe and his men landed on Statan Island planning to use it as a base for his assault on New York City.

Declaration of Independence Issued

Jul 4, 1776

-Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Admas
-Officially acknowledged America as an independent country.

Battle of Long Island

Aug 22, 1776

-British win
-General Howe
George Washington
Israel Putman
-300 of Putman's men were killed and 1,400 were captured. There were less than 400 British casualties.

Battle of Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

-American win
-Thomas Pine
George Washington
-100 Hessians were killed and 900 others were captured.

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Jul 5, 1777

-British win
-General John Burgoyne
General Barry St. Legar
General Arthur St. Clair
-After two victories at Trenton and Princeton, Washington suffered a great loss at Ticonderoga. So great, in fact, that the fort was virtually never used again during the war.

Battle of Brandywine

Sep 11, 1777

-British win
-General Burgoyne
General Howe
George Washington
-1,000 Americans killed or wounded and another 400 captured, while British had only 600 casualties.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

-American win
-General Burgoyne
General Haratio Gates
Benedict Arnold
-Convinced British monarchy that the American army had a chance of winning the war.

British Occupy Philadelphia

Sep 26, 1777

-British win
-General Howe
George Wshington
Henry Clinton
-Howe outmaneuvered Wshington and marched into Philadelphia.

Articles of Confederation Adopted

Nov 15, 1777

-Benjamin Franklin
John Dickinson
-The Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance were 2 lasting impacts of the Articles of Confederation.

Winter At Valley Forge

Dec 29, 1777

-George Washington
General Anthony Wayne
-2,000 men died and over 2/3 by disease.

Battle of Monmouth Court House

Jun 28, 1778

-British win
-George Washington
General Clinton
General Cornwallis
-Americans demonstrated for the first time that they couldn't stand a chance against British regulars.

Fall of Savannah

Dec 29, 1778

-British win
-Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell
-Savannah remained in British hands until the end of the war.

Spain Enters the War

Jun 21, 1779

-General Charles Lee
Luis de Unzaga
Oliver Pollack
Bernado de Galvez y Madrid
-Spain smuggled in supplies that ultimately helped America win the war.

Siege of Charleston

Dec 25, 1779

-British win
-General Clinton
Colonel William Moultrie
-Clinton returned to New York and left Cornwallis in charge.

Benedict Arnold's Treason Discovered

Sep 21, 1780

-Benedict Arnold
Major John Andre
-Arnold fled to enemy's side and led British troops to Virginia.

French and British Battle in Chesapeake Bay

Sep 6, 1781

-American win
-Sir Thomas Graves
Francois Joseph Paul
General Coenwallis
-French eliminated any hope of rescuing Cornwallis' army and allowed for a successful siege of Yorktown.

Siege of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

-American win
-George Washington
Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
Comte de Rochambeau
General Cornwallis
-Cornwallis opened negotiations with Washington, and 2 days later, he surrendered.

Cornwallis Surrenders

Oct 19, 1781

-American win
-General Cornwallis
George Washington
-The Patriot victory a Yorktown effectively ended war in the American colonies.