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Battle of Lexington and Concord
In Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It was a Colonial win. Also the start of the American Revolutionary war. -
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Brook American Revolution
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga and Crown Point captured by New England militia. -
Second Continental Congress meets
Though there where about 50 members of the Congress at a given time, it was the states that had votes, so there where only 13 seats. -
George Washington named commander-in-chief
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Battle of Bunker Hill
In Charlestown, Massachusetts
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American defeat at Quebec
Decisive British victory -
British evacuate Boston
On this day in 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks the city from the south. -
Decloration of Independance issued
To announce and explain separation from Great Britain -
Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, was a major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington. It was the start of a successful British campaign that gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York. In the American Revolutionary War it was the first major battle to take place after the United States declared independence in July, 1776. In terms -
British occupy New York City
The loss of New York was a terrible blow to the Revolutionary cause, and to Washington in particular. He lost close to 1,700 men, as well as the city of New York and vast amounts of munitions which the army could ill-afford-all while inflicting little damage to the enemy. He had made several strategic errors during the battles, and some wondered if Washington was the right man to carry the colonies' hopes for independence. -
Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Brandywine
British victory -
Battle of Saratoga
First battle: Pyrrhic British victory
Second battle: Decisive American victory
British surrender October 17 -
British occupy Philadelphia
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Articles of Confederation adopted
After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress, sitting in its temporary capital of York, Pennsylvania, agrees to adopt the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union on this day in 1777. Not until March 1, 1781, would the last of the 13 states, Maryland, ratify the agreement. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Under the direction of the army's engineers, the men began constructing over 2,000 log huts laid out along military streets. In addition, defensive trenches and five redoubts were built to protect the encampment. To facilitate re-supply of the army, a bridge was erected over the Schuylkill. The winter at Valley Forge generally conjures images of half-naked, starving soldiers battling the elements. This was not the case. -
Alliance with France
The Treaty of Alliance with France, was the defensive alliance between France and the America, formed in the midst of the American Revolutionary War, which promised military support in case of attack by British forces indefinitely into the future. -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
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Fall of Savannah
British victory -
Spain enters the war
Spain actively supported the Thirteen Colonies throughout the American Revolutionary War, beginning in 1776 by jointly funding Roderigue Hortalez and Company, a trading company that provided critical military supplies, through financing the final Siege of Yorktown in 1781 with a collection of gold and silver in Havana, Cuba. -
Siege of Charleston
British victory. City surrendered to British -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
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Benedict Arnolds treason discovered
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Siege of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Declaration of Independence recognized by the British government; American Independence (1783) -
Cornwallis Surrenders
In 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close.
