Timeline of the Revolution By leane123456789 Apr 19, 1775 War Breaks Out The first shots of Revulutionary War are fred at Lexington an Concord in Massachusetts Apr 7, 1776 America Declares its Independence The declaration of independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Jun 2, 1778 France enters the war against Britain Sep 28, 1781 Yorktown: large british army Surrenders Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris offacially Ends the war