Revolutionary War By austinsmith1996 Jan 1, 1775 American soldiers were hit by the smallpox epidemic there was no specific day or month of this event Jan 1, 1778 George Rogers Clark strike British forts beyond Appalachians Jan 1, 1779 Smallpox spread even farther. making their way to New Orleans Jan 1, 1779 Clark and his men trudged across 200 miles of icy floodwaters up to their chest Oct 1, 1780 American victory over british atop Kings Mountain in South Carolina Dec 1, 1780 Nathanael Greene took over Command of Continental army in th south Jan 1, 1781 Daniel Morgan won a clear victory at the Battle of Cowpens Oct 19, 1781 Americans and French lined up in two columns and British walked through them and threw weapons into a big pile Jan 1, 1782 130,000 whites and Indians died from smallpox Apr 15, 1783 Congress Approved the Treaty of Paris