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Marquis De Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles -
Philadelphia
Colonial leaders called the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia to debate their next move. -
Lexington
The kings troops, known as ¨redcoats¨ because of their uniforms, reached lexington, Massachusetts, five miles short of Concord, on the cold windy dawn of April 19. As they neared the town, they saw 70 minutemen drawn up in lines on the village green -
Concord
The british marched on to Concord, where they found an empty arsenal. After a brief skirmish with minutemen, the british soldiers lined up to march back to boston but the march quickly became a slaughter -
Bunker Hill
cooped up in boston british general Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen on breeds hill, north of the city and near bunker hill -
New York
The British sailed into New York harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000 soldiers. -
Trenton
Desperate for an early victory, washington risked everything on one bold stroke ser for christmas night, 1776. In the face of a fierce storm, he led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-choked Delaware river. Then they marched to their objective trenton, new jersey -
Valley Forge
The particularly severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men. -
Saratoga
The surrender at saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war. Although the French had secretly aided the Patriots since early 1776, the Saratoga victory bolstered Frances belief that the Americans could win the war. -
York Town
The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War. It was signed on September 3, 1783. The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784. King George III ratified the treaty on April 9, 1784.
