War Timeline

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  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    marked the start of the american war of the independence
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge

    of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease.
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    Andre was captured and executed.
  • The Battle of Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens

    brilliant American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina that slowed Lord Cornwallis's campaign to invade North Carolina.
  • The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

    The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

    The exchange of broadsides felled Guerriere's masts and reduced the ship to a sinking condition.
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore

    American's repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces.
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans

    thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame.
  • The Election of Andrew Jackson

    The Election of Andrew Jackson

    While Andrew Jackson won a plurality of electoral votes and the popular vote in the election of 1824, he lost to John Quincy Adams as the election was deferred to the House of Representatives
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo

    a group of Texan volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio.
  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

    Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

    This treaty, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln got elected president in the Republican National Convention in Chicago
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina secedes from the United States

    precipitated the outbreak of the American Civil War in Charleston Harbor
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run

    Its outcome sent northerners who had expected a quick and decisive victory reeling, and gave rejoicing southerners a false hope that they themselves could pull off a swift victory
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg

    the battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy.
  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant,
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine killing 266 of the 354 crew members.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    People began referring to the song as “The Star-Spangled Banner” and in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson announced that it should be played at all official events.
  • Battle of the Philippines

    Battle of the Philippines

    naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet.