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The French are bitter from their defeat against the British and they send weapons to the Patriots.
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The British retreat from Boston, which in turn moves the war to the middle states.
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General William Howe and his brother, Admiral Richard Howe bring 32,000 British soldiers as they sail to the New York Harbor.
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The patriots retreated from the British and were defeated.
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The British push Washington's army across the Delaware River and into Pennsylavnia.
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Washington had 2,400 men cross the freezing Delaware river on Christmas night during a terrible storm.
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The army marched through the snow to pull a surprise attack in Trenton. They killed 30 men and captured 918.
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Washington's men were on edge needed a reason to stay. The victory at Trenton gave them that reason.
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Patriots defeated 1,200 British at Princeton, New Jersey.
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General Howe starts his campaign to over-take Philadelphia, the amercian capital.
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Patriots surround Burgoyne at Saratoga, and he surrendered his army to General Gates.
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The American army survives the freezing winter at Valley Forge. Many soldiers suffered with frostbite and exposure.
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France signs an alliance with the Americans to support them.
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Fredrich von Stueben of Prussia trains the American army and really shapes them up.
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British start shifting their focus more toward the South.
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The British take over Savannah Georgia with ease.
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Marquis de Lafayette looks for support for reinforcements, in France.
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Georgia was over-taken over by Britain and is controlled by a royal governer.
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General Henry Clintonin New York, sails south with General Charles Cornwallis and 8,500 men
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A French army of 6,000 lands at Newport, Rhode Island.
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British capture Charles Town, South Carolina and capture 5,500 American soldiers as prisoners of war.
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General Morgan and 600 of his troops fought the British at Cowpens and forced them to surrender.
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Robert Morris, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, is elected Superintendant of Finance, with his associate as Haym Solomon.
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Cornwallis attacks Greene in North Carolina. He wins, but 93 men are killed, and 400 are wounded.
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Greene writes Lafayette asking him to help the American forces.
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Because of Morris and Solomen, The troops are FINALLY paid, in gold!
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Outnumberd and surrounded by the Americans and the French, Cornwallis surrenders.
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Washington along with French generals and their troops gather to accept the British surrender.
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Representatives of the United States, Britain, France and Spain seek peace.
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Delegates sign the Treaty of Paris and make America independent.
