British Parliament declares Massachusetts to be in rebellion.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First Session of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia
Patriots capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York
Congress establishes the Continental Army
Congress appoints George Washington Commander-in-Chief
Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts
George Washington takes command of the Continental Army
Louis XVI sends Julien Achard de Bonvouloir to America on a fact-finding mission
George III issues a proclamation declaring the Americans to be in a state of open rebellion
Continental Congress appoints a Secret Committee to import gunpowder, musket locks, and arms
Congress founds Continental Navy
Julien-Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir sends glowing report detailing the Secret Committee of Correspondence to Paris
Silas Deane receives instructions and list of supplies needed from France for the American war effort
Crown forces evacuate Boston
Louis XVI decides to provide funding to the Americans via the trading company of Roderigue Hortalez & Co. Soon after makes 1 million livres in cash available.
Independence resolution first introduced in Congress
Spain matches France's one million livres to American rebels
Congress ratifies the Declaration of Independence
Hessian troops begin to disembarked on Staten Island
Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France from Philadelphia
Battle of White Plains in New York
Crown forces occupy Newport
Second Battle of Trenton in New Jersey
Lafayette and de Kalb arrive
Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania
Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania
John Adams appointed to replace Silas Deane in Paris
American representatives in Paris sign a "Treaty of Amity and Friendship" and a secret "Treaty of Alliance" with France
Continental Army at Valley Forge celebrates French alliance
Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey
British capture Savannah in Georgia
Continental Army enters winter quarters at Morristown , New Jersey
Battle of Spencer's Ordinary in Virginia
Rochambeau's infantry begins its march from Virginia to Boston