the revolution

By deckerld

  • battle of lexington and concord

    Americans won, General Gadge, 1st battle of the revolution

  • battle of bunker hill

    british won, breed and bunker hill taken, gage

  • george washington named commander-in-chief

    new york, john hanncock, had a new leader

  • capture of fort ticonderoga

    Americans won, general montgomery, americans got supplies

  • second Continental congress meets

    philadelphia, raised armies, adopted decloration of independance

  • british evacuate boston

    america won, thomas and washington, got british out of boston

  • declaration of independence issued

    adopted by continental congress, thomas jefferson, declared them a free nation

  • battle of long island

    british won, howe, sent men to slow down the british

  • british occupy new york city

    howe, british won, washington, lost NYC

  • battle of trenton

    america won, washington and howe, crossed deleware

  • American defeat at Quebec

    British won, general arnold, america lost men

  • battle of brandywine

    british won, washington and howe, let british march on to philadelphia

  • battle of saratoga

    america won, burgoyne, changes war

  • british occupy philadelphia

    home of 2nd continental congress, howe and washington, british won, lost philadelphia

  • articles of confederation adopted

    continental congress agreed, colonies lost power, united the colonies

  • alliance with france

    france teamed with america, ben franklin

  • battle of monmouth court house

    washington and cornwallis, america won, demonstradted effectivness

  • winter at valley forge

    washington, few supplies, men left, suprise attack on christmas

  • fall of savannah

    british won, clinton, lost savannah

  • spain enters war

    teamed with america, charles lll and gravier

  • siege of charleston

    lincoln, british won, lost 5500 men

  • benedict arnold's treason discovered

    america found letters, arnold went to british side because people took credit for things he did

  • french and british battle in chesaspeak bay

    graves and paul, french won, cotrol the sea lanes

  • siege of yorktown

    america won, washington and cornwallis, last major battle

  • cornwallis surrenders

    cornwallis, america won, america free