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Americans fought and won against 1200 British soldiers stationed in Princeton
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french secretly sent weapons to patriots
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War moved to middle states
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General William Howe and vrother AdmiralRichard Howe joined together and sailed into New York harvor with 32000 men
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Battle for New York ended
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british pushed Washingtons army across Deleware into Pennsylvania
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Washington led 2400 men across Deleware river
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Battle of Trenton
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Terms of Americas enlistment due to end
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General Howe began campaign to seize Phillidelphia
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Howe's troops landed near capital of Phillidelphia
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General Burgoyne surrendered at saratoga
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winter at valley forge
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American troops began amazing transformation
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French signed alliance/treaty of cooperation with Americans
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Marquis de Lafayette joined Washingtons Saffand lobbied for French reinforcements
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British began to shift operations to the south
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British expedition to Sabannah
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A gobenor once again commanded Georgia
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FRench army landed in Newport,Rhode Island
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General Henry Clinton and General Charles Corwallis sailed with 8500 men
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Cornwallis's army smashed American forces atcamden, South Carolina
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british had forts estabished across the state
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Nataniel Greene met with other half of force at Cowpens ,South Carolina, fought british and forced them to surrender
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Cornwallis attacked Greene at Guilford Court House ,North Carolina
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Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help
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Congress appointed a rich Phillidelphia merchant as superintendent of Finance
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troops paid in specie or gold coin
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Cornwallis and Britsh surrendered
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Colonel William Fontain,America, and French Armys lined road near yorktown to witnessBritish surrender
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Peace talks vegan in Paris
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DElegates signed the Treaty of Paris
