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Brienna's Revolutionary War Timeline
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Lexington and Concord
Winner - America
People - General Gage, Paul Revere, John Packer, William Heath, and Hugh Percy
Effect - Started American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress Meets
People - Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Peyton Randolph, and Charles Thomson
Effect - Helped take charge of war efforts -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The British captured Fort Ticonderoga. Some people included in this event are Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and William Delaplace. Ticonderoga and Crown Point were both captured by the New England militia. -
George Washington Named Commander-In-Chief
People - George Washington, John Adams
Effect - The Continental Army had a leader that would condition them well -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Winner - British
People - William Prescott, John Stark, William Howe, Henry Clinton, Samuel Graves, John Pitcaim
Effect - British capture Charlestown Peninsula -
American Defeat at Quebec
Winner - British
People - General Montgomery, Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne
Effect - Kicked out of Canada -
British Evacuate Boston
People - John Thomas, George Washington, William Howe
Effect - Ended British's occupation -
Declaration of Independence Issued
People - Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington
Effect - Stated freedom from British rule -
Battle of Long Island
Winner - British
People - George Washington, John Sullivan, William Howe, Charles Cornwallis
Effect - Washington withdrew from the battle -
British Occupy New York City
People - Thomas Gage, William Howe, George Washington, Henry Clinton
Effect - Gave the British an advantage over America -
Battle of Trenton
Winner - America
People - George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Johann Rall
Effect - Inspired rebels in the colonies -
Battle of Brandywine
Winner - British
People - George Washington, Nathanael Greene, WIlliam Howe, Charles Cornwallis
Effect - British captured Philadelphia afterwards -
Battle of Saratoga
Winner - British
People - Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, John Burgoyne
Effect - British surrendered 10 days after 2nd battle -
British Occupy Philadelphia
People - George Washington, William Howe, Henry Clinton
Effect - Patriots looted the city of anything important before British arrived -
Articles of Confederation Adopted
People - The Second Continental Congress
Effect - Helped establish a government -
Winter at Valley Forge
People - George Washington and the Continental Army
Effect - Gave soldiers the will to perservere -
Alliance with France
People - Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deene, Arthur Lee
Effect - French backed the United States until they had total independence -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Winner - British
People - George Washington, Charles Lee, Nathanael Greene, Sir Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis
Effect - First time Washington fought oppnents to a standstill, improved reputation -
Fall of Savannah
Winner - British
People - Benjamin Lincoln, Comte d'Estaing, Casimir Pulaski, Curt von Stedingk, Augustine Prevost
Effect - Sir Henry Clinton is quoted as saying that it was the greatest event that happened the whole war
