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April 18, 1775 paul revere, william dawes, and samuel prescott rode out to spread the word that 700 troops were headed for concord.
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April 19, 1775 they saw 70 minutemen drawn up lines on the village green.
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in May of 1775 colonial leaders called the second continental congress in philadelphia to debate their next move.
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June 17, 1775 the british general thomas gage decided to strike the militiamen on breed's hill, north of the city and near bunker hill. the misnamed battle of bunker hill would prove to be the deadliest battle of the war.
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summer of 1776 as part of a plan to stop the rebellion by isolating new england the british quickly attempted to seize new york.
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December 26, 1776 george washington defeated garrison and won the battle over the american revolution.
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october 17, 1777 the surrender of saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war. their victory bolstered france's beliefs that the americans could win the war
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February 1778 arrived to ask for some help, and they led a command to virginia in the last year of the war.
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February 1778 more than 2,000 soldiers died, yet the survivors didn't desert. and they even filled their letters to the congress and his friends.
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in 1781 cornwallis planned fortlfy yorktown and they move to clinton's forces.
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september 1783 confirmed to independence and set the boundaries of the new nation. and they move from canada to the florida border