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Secretly weapons
The French had secretly sent weapons to the Patriots since early 1776. -
Moving the war
british had previously retreated from Boston moving the theater of war to ther Middle states -
New York Harbor
Two brothers, General William howe and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on the Staten Island and sailed into New York harbor, with the largest British expenditionary force ever assembled. -
Michale Graham
Michael Graham, a Continental army volunteer, described the chaotic withdrawal. -
Washington's army
British had puished Washington's army across the Delaware river. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington resolved to risk everything on one bold stroke set for christmas night, he led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-chocked Delawere River. Surprise attack, Americans killes 30 of their enemy; hessians; and took 918 captives and sex Hessian cannons. -
Washington's Command
Fewer than 8,000 men remained under Washington's command, and the terms of their enlistment. -
Victory
Americans were rallied by another astonishing victory against 1,200 British stationed at Princeton. -
Campaign
Muddy fields dried out, General howe began his campaigh to seize the American capital at Philadelphia. -
Valley Forge
Albigense Waldo worked as a surgeon at Valley Forge outside PA, which served as the site of tjhe Continental Army's camp. -
Treaty of Cooperatiom
The French recognized American independence and signed an alliance, or treaty of cooperation with the Americans, -
Transformation
Valley Forge, American troops began an amazing transformation. Frildrich von Steuben volunteered his services to General Washington and went to work, to teach the soldiers better skils -
Saratoga
After their devastating defeat at Saratoga, the British changed their military strategy; they began to shift their operations to the South. -
Savannah
A British expedition easily took Savannah, Gerogia. -
Lafayette
Lafayette joined Washington's staff and bore the misery of Valley Forge, lobbied for French reinforcements and led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war. -
Georgia Again
A royal governor once again commanded Georgia. -
General Henry Clinton
General Henry Clinton, who had replaced Howe in New York, along with the ambitious general Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men. -
Charles Town
In their greatest victory of the war, the British captured Charles Town, South Carolina and marched 5,500 American soldiers off as prisoners of war. -
Newport
A French army of 6,000 had landed in Newport, Rhode Island, after the British left the city to focus on the South. -
Continental Army response.
When the forces met at Cowpens South Carolina, the British expected the out numbered Americans to flee, but the Continental Army fought back, and forced the redcoats to surrender, -
HELP
A Continental army officer wrote a letter to Lafayette, asking for help. -
Robert Morris
The Congress appointed a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris as surperintendent of finance. Morris and Salomon begged and borrowed on their personal credit to raide money to provide salaries for the Continental Army. -
Troops Paid
The troops were finally paid in specie, or gold coin. -
White Flag
With his troops outnumbered by more than two to one and exhausted from constant shelling, Cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender. -
Colonel William Fontaine
Colonel William Fontaine of the Virginia militia stood with the American and French armies lining a road near yorktown, virginia, to witness the formal British surrender. -
British surrender
A triumphant Washington, the French generals, and their troops assembled to accept the British surrender. -
PEACE
PEACE talks began in Paris. -
Treaty of Paris.
The delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation.
