The American Revolution

By lewisan
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    A Britsh force from boston garrison attempts to seixe military supplies of the massachuets militia sparking the first military engagement of the american revolution
  • Capture of fort ticonderoga

    Capture of fort ticonderoga
    A small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen & Colonel Benedict ARnold overcame a small britsih garrison at the fort and looted the personal belonging of the garrison
  • Second continetal Congress meets

    Second continetal Congress meets
    A convection of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania soon after warefare in American Revolutionary war.
  • Battle of bunker hill

    Mostly on and around Breeds hill, The war was very bad and hurt a lot of people a lot of people got injured & a small force of green mountain boys, they would of been the most amazing war yet.
  • AMerican defeat at Quebec

    AMerican defeat at Quebec
    Between American continnental Army forces & the British defenders of Quebec city early in the American Revolutionary war
  • Britsh Evacuate Boston

    British General William howe, Whose Garrison & navy were threatned by these positions, was forced to decide between attacks & retreat
  • Decleration of Independence

    Announced that the thirteen American Colonies, at war with Great Britian, Regarded themselves as independent states, no longer a part of the British Empire
  • Battle of long Island

    Major victory for the British & Defeat for the Americans under General George Washington.
  • Battle of Trenton

    During the American Revoutionary war , After General Washingtons crossing of the delaware River North of Trenton New Jersey.
  • British occupy Philadelphia

    Was a British initiative in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Conclusivley decided the rate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of independence & are generally regarded as a truning point in the war
  • Articles of confederation adopted

    The Articles of confederation & Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confedration of Soveregin states and as its first constitution
  • Alliance with France

    Was the Defensive alliance1778 between France & the America Formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Winter at valley forge

    Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the Military camp of the American Continental Army over the Winter of 1777-1778 during the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Monmouth court house

    British & american forces clash In central New Jersey . It was also known as Battle of Monmouth courthouse
  • Fall of Savannah

    Was an American revoultionary war battle fought on December 29 1778 between local American Patriot Militia & Continental army units holding the city & a birtish invasion fprce under the command
  • Spain enters the war

    Spain actively supported the thirteen colonies throughout the American Revolutionary War Begining in 1776 by jointly fudning Roderigue Hortalez & company
  • Seige of Charlestown

    Battle of Charlestown was one of the Major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutonary War
  • British occupy New York City

    In 1783 when the last vestige of British authority in the Unites states its troop in New York departed from Manhattan
  • George Washington named commander in cheif

    At a ceremony on the balcony of New York's city hall, George Washington is sworn in asthe first president of the united states states of America under its new Constitution
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Also known as the Battle of Brandywine creek was fought between the american army of Major General George & the British arm of General sir William Howe on September 11 1777