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Battle of Lexinton and Concord
British win Lexington nut americans (Patriots) win at Concord. They try to seize military supplies of the Massachussetts militia, making the beginning of the American Revolution.
It was The Shot Heard 'Round The World -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benidict Arnold, a captain in the militia, was told to raise a force of 400 and to seize Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. -
Second Continental Congress
Colonial delegates reconvene in Philidelphia.
Congress votes to create a Continental army from the New England forces surrounding Boston, makes Georg Washington Commander. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British troops dislodged an entrenched on New England force from the heights overlooking Charleston and Boston Harbor, but suffer more than one thousand casualties. -
Gearge Washington named commander-in-chief
George Washington issues his first orders as commander-in-chief -
Battle of Trenton
Surprised the hessians, and they were killed and taken prisoner. -
American Defeat at Quebec
General Richard Montgomery & Benidict Arnold attack the city of Quebec, and failed to drive british forces from the province and enlist Canadian support for the American cause. -
British evacuate Boston
after American troops fortify Dorchester heights with heavy artillary pieces obtained from New York's Ft. Ticonderoga, British General William Howe chooses to evacuate Boston rather than risk another frontal assault -
Declaration of Independance issued
In Philidelphia, delegates to the second Continental Congress vote to sever political ties with Great Brtitian. Public announcement and publication of the final draft of the Declaration of Independance on July, 4. -
Battle of Long Island
British land and naval forces attack the Continental army on Long Island, leading to a series of American defeats around New York and across New Jersey. -
British occupy New York City
British forces occupy New York. General Howe landed at Kip's Bay and entered New York, in November he pursues Washington out of new York. -
Battle of Brandy Wine
British and Americanforces led by their Commanders, Sir William Howe and George Washington, clash near Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania. -
British occupy Philidelphia
General Howe's force occupies Philidelphia -
Battle of Saratoga
After a series of action in the Hudson and Mohawk Valley, the british strategy of cutting New England off from the rest of the rebelling colonies ends in failure. British General Burgoyne surrenders under force of the americans. -
Articles of Confederation
After 16 months of debatedebate, the Continental Congress, sitting in its temporary capital of York, Pennsylvania, agrees to adopt the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union on this day in 1777. Not until March 1, 1781, would the last of the 13 states, Maryland, ratify the agreement. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington's forces arrive at Valley Forge, where they remain in wonter quarters for six months. -
Alliance with France
Representatives of the Continental Congress and the French government sign a treaty of alliance. -
Battle of Monmouth
The continental army's perofrmance in this hard - fought action reflects the reforms in training and discipline. -
Fall of Savannah
savannah was considered to be a key port by the British. In November, 1778 Henry Clinton sent 3500 regulars and Tories against Savannah. -
Spain enters the war
Although refusing to recognize American independance or enter into a formal alliance with the United States, spain assists the struggle by joining France in naval and land operations against the British. -
Siege of Charleston
Sir Henry Clinton developed a Souther Strategy to tap loyalist manpower. -
Benedict Arnold gets caught
Benedict Arnold was caught by 3 partriot men who grew suspicious of british spies, they killed him. -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
Losing his grip, cornwallis marched his army and seized yorktown. -
Siege at Yorktown
The Americans and French marched out of Williamsburg and arrived bafore Yorktown, forming a semi - circle around the entrenchments and putting the British under siege. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
With no sign of Clinton’s relief and with inadequate supplies of artillery ammunition and food, on 19th October, Cornwallis’ army marched out of Yorktown and surrendered.
