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The American Revolution by Peter McChesney

By Petermc312

  • The French had begun to secretly send weapons to the Americans

    Early 1776

  • British move to the South

  • Howe brothers join forces

    Summer of 1776

  • Continental Army retreats from Battle for New York

  • British pushes Continental Army back to the Delaware River

    Late fall of 1776
  • The Battle of Trenton

    The Battle of Trenton

  • Enlistment over

    The enlistment of many of the men in the Continental Army was supposed to end on the last day of the year

  • Victory at Princeton

  • General Howe begins campaign for Philadelphia

    Spring of 1777

  • Victory at Saratoga

  • French sign treaty of cooperation with Americans

    French sign treaty of cooperation with Americans

  • Friedrich Von Steuben begins training Continental Army

  • British move to the south

    Summer of 1778

  • Winter of 1777-1778

    The winter at Valley Forge

  • British easily takes Savannah, Georgia

    End of 1778

  • Lafayette lobbied for French reinforcements

  • Royal Governor once again commands Georgia

    Spring 1779

  • General Henry Clinton Sails South

  • British capture Charles Town

  • Cornwallis' forces smash through Camden, SC

  • American's force British to surrender at Cowpens, SC

  • Cornwallis attacks Guilford Courthouse

    He wins but In the process he loses a fourth of his troops
  • Nathaniel Greene writes to Lafayette asking for help

    Nathaniel Greene writes to Lafayette asking for help

  • Robert Morris appointed superintendent of finance

  • Troops paid in specie, or gold coin

  • Cornwallis Surrenders

  • AMERICA WINS!!!!!!!!

    America wins the Revolutionary war

  • America wins the war

  • Peace Talks begin in Paris

  • The Treaty of Paris is signed