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The British planned to sneak to Lexington and Concord and take several of the colonial militias leaders, but were intercepted by the colonial militia itself. The British eventually retreated, but they had killed 7 Americans in the process.
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George Washington, a veteran of the French-Indian War, was made commander in chief of the American army.
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The colonial militia hid in the top of Bunker Hill, and when the British got close, they would mow them down with their guns. This happened multiple times, until the Americans had to retreat. Even in the Americans "loss", they had won because of how much damage they did to the Redcoats.
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"Common Sense", a book that was written by Thomas Paine, was published to convince the people that were neutral in the conflict between Britain and America to join the colonists side.
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The British finally evacuate Boston
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The Declaration of Independence, a document containing all of the complaints of America, was finished.
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The British defeat the American army at Long Island. Washington's army escapes at night.
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Washington and his army cross the Delaware, and had a surprise attack on Trenton, which was inhabited by Hessians. The Americans surprisingly won. This battle was very important for the colonies because it saved the American army from a very early defeat.
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Shortly following the capturing of Trenton, the Americans marched on to Princeton and won the battle there.
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The American Flag is finally decided on, and it contains 13 stars and 13 red and white stripes
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Marquis de Lafayette, a man from France, arrived in Philadelphia with several French commanders to aid the Americans in their battle against the British
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Washington and his men set up their defenses at Brandywine, Pennsylvania. When the British arrived, Washington was left confused as they had battled. The Americans lost and had to retreat. This eventually led to the capture of Philadelphia by the British
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British forces led by commander Burgoyne were going to attack the American army at Bemis Heights, but were intercepted at Freeman's Farm by American commander Benedict Arnold. Burgoyne eventually gained control over the farm, but he lost many men in the process.
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Burgoyne attempted to attack Bemis Heights again, and was outnumbered by a lot. When he arrived, his men fought and eventually he surrendered. This was very important because it was the first major victory for the Americans.
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The Treaty of Alliance between the French and the Americans was concluded.
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The British leave Philadelphia and return to New York
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At Kettle Creek in North Georgia, 340 patriots attacked 700 loyalists. Surprisingly, the patriots came out victorious, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1.
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This was a battle that was definately won by the British, without a doubt. The Americans got slaughtered, as the British only lost 5 men, and the Americans lost 150 men.
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Spain declares war on Great Britain.
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69 men in the American were killed, wounded, and/or captured by the British Col. Baylor and his 650 followers. This was a completely unfair battle, as the Americans had only some 100 men.
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After 6 weeks of siege by the British, the Continental Army surrendered about 5,000 soldiers to the British. This was the biggest loss of men for the Americans in the entire war.
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The Patriot Militia and the Loyalist Militia battled for about 3 hours, and the Patriots won. The battle had to be stopped because of the heat and the thirst the participants were undergoing.
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The Patriot and Loyalist Militias had the ultimate showdown in North Carolina. The Patriots had the decisive win in the end, defeating the Loyalist militia.
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted on this day.
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A group of about 4,000 Americans battle about 1,900 British, and lost, but the loss was very costly for the British, because they lost a quarter of their men.
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In the last battle of the Revolutionary War, American General Washington and French General Lafayette pinched British General Cornwallis from the North and the South. They defeated the British, as Cornwallis surrendered because he was severely outnumbered. Another helper in this battle for the Americans was the fact that the ocean around the area was blocked off by French Admiral Degrasse.
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The British evacuate Savannah, Georgia near the end of the war.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the war, and seperate Britain and America for good.
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The British finally leave New York, and America for good.
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George Washington, the Commander and General of the American army, resigns from his job on this day.
