USA History By WaitThatsIllegal Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Aug 27, 1776 Battle of Long Island Sep 15, 1776 Kip’s Bay is captured Oct 11, 1776 Battle of Valcour Island Oct 18, 1776 Battle of Pelham Oct 28, 1776 Battle of White Plains Dec 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton Jan 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton Jul 6, 1777 Ticonderoga captured Jul 7, 1777 Battle of Hubbardton Aug 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington Aug 28, 1777 Battle of Cooch’s Bridge Sep 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine Sep 19, 1777 1st Battle of Saratoga Sep 20, 1777 Battle of Paoli Oct 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown Oct 7, 1777 Second Battle of Saratoga May 1, 1778 Battle of Crooked Billet Jun 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth Sep 17, 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt Dec 29, 1778 Savannah is occupied Jul 20, 1779 Battle of Stono Ferry May 12, 1780 Charleston is captured May 29, 1780 Battle of Waxhaw Creek Jun 23, 1780 Battle of Springfield Aug 16, 1780 Battle of Camden Mar 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse Aug 1, 1781 Yorktown is captured Sep 6, 1781 Battle of Groton Heights Oct 19, 1781 US Revolutionary War Ends Dec 31, 1781 Bank of North America Opens Nov 30, 1782 British recognize USA’s Independence