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Batttle of Lexington and Concord
First military engagement. Militia was outnumbered and fell back. Shot heard around the world. -
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen led a win against a small British army. Looted personal belongings. Weapons and supplies were obtained. -
Second Continental Congress Meet
Discussed what would be done if British did not repeal or modify the Coercive acts. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was a British win, but the British lost more men. America ran out of supplies and had to retreat. -
George Washington named commander-in-chief.
George Washington was named commander-in-chief because his military experience. -
American defeat at Quebec
First major american defeat. General Schuyler wanted to "drive back british troops". -
British evacuate Boston
British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights. -
British occupy New York City
280 ships carrying 32,000 British and hired Hessian troops assembled just off of Staten Island, New York. largest force ever seen on the North America. General George Washington had only 20,000 militia men in his command. American Loss. -
Decleration of Independence issued
America Declares their independence and breaks off from Britian. -
Battle of Long Island
Major victory for britian and major loss under GW. Sullivan's men deployed on the two hills flanking the pass while Clinton's troops simultaneously flanked the American positions from the east. -
Battle of Trenton
Battle that inspired American Colonist. GW crossed the Delaware river for a surprise attack on Hessians. -
Battle of Brandywine
The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia. -
Battle of Saratoga
HUGE turning point in the war and a spark of rebellion and hope in the colonies. -
British Occupy Philly
British walked into Philly to find that patriots retreated. They set in for the winter. -
Articles of Confederation adopted
Patriots were fearing making their own government.The Articles of Confederation, then, provided for only a loose federation of American states. -
Winter at Valley Forge
.Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778. -
Alliance with France
Benjamin Franklin was in France signing the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the U.S. as an independent nation -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
Fall of Savannah
local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. It was the opening move in the British southern strategy to regain control of the rebellious southern provinces` -
Spain enters the war
Spain's entry into the imbroglio ensured that the British would have to spread their resources even thinner. -
Siege of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles. took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their focus towards the Southern Colonies. General Benjamin Lincoln surrenders. -
Benedict Arnold's treason discovered
Benedict obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and planned to surrender it to the British. After the plan was exposed, he was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general. -
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
a major defeat for the British. French were able to achieve temporary control of the sea lanes against the British -
Siege of Yorktown
victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau. -
Cornwallis surrenders
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close.
