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American revolution
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Paul Revere's Ride
December 21, 1734, O.S. (January 1, 1735, N.S.) – May 10, 1818[N 1]) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). -
Battle of Lexington
Battle at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
start of war
The American Revolutionary War started in 1775-1783 -
Bunker Hill battle
Battle of Bunker Hill, Massachusetts. -
Independence
On July 4, 1776, it formally declares a revolutionary war of independence from England. -
Washington
Washington crosses the Delaware -
NJ attack
The attack of Trenton, New Jersey. -
Washington army
Washington's army established headquarters at Valley Forge. -
Patriots win
Patriots defeated a group of Loyalists at Kings Mountain, South Carolina. -
Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina was captured by the British and
occupied until 14 December 1782. -
end of the American Revolution
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with Great Britain.
