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French gives a hand
French starts giving America a helping hand and gives them guns. -
Bristish go after New York
The British retreat from Boston and they decide to seize New York
so they can try and stop the rebellion -
British Make there move on New York
Two Brothers General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe join forces and sailed to New York with the largest British force of 32,000 -
British Take New York
The battle of New York ended in August with Americans running across the Delware River like cowards. -
Washington needs a Win
Wadhington had only 8,000 man and he needed a victory to keep his men from going home. -
Washington Attacks Trenton
Washington wanted to risk everything on one bold strike on Christmas night. He crossed the Delware river and and captured 918 and killed 30. -
Battle at Princeton
America wins an other battle in Princeton against 1,200 Redcoats. -
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Valley Forge
From 1777-1778, Washington and his men have a camp outside Philadelphia but they have to battle through snow storms and the freezing weather -
British Take Philly
General Howe takes the American Capital Philadelphia and forces the continetal army out of the city. -
Battle of Saratoga
America makes General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga which was a very big win. -
French and America makes peace
French signs an alliance with America -
Training the man
Freidrich von Steuben volunteered his service to General Washington and he taught soldiers how to fight and get better -
British move south
British move south after there lost at Saratoga. -
British in Savannah
British easily took savannah in Georgia. -
Governor back in Georgia
The royal governor is back in Georgia -
Lafayette helps out
Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington staff and bore the misery of Valley Forge. -
Charles Cornwalis is back
Charles Conwalis replaced Howe in New York. -
Slaves join the fight
Thousands of African Americans join to fight against the British. -
British takes South Carolina
British have there best victory and captured south Carolina. -
French come to save the day
French Army of 6,000 land in Newport, Rhode Island. and went to help the Americans in the south. -
Corwallis wins again
Cornwallis wins another battle at Camden, South Caralina -
Robert Morris helps out
Congress appointed a rich merchant named Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. -
Patriots are the underdogs yet again
They fought at Cowpens, South Carolina and the British expected they will out numbered Americans, but America fought back and made them surrender. -
Cornwallis attacks Greene
Cornwallis is upset at his recent lost so he attack Greene at Guilford Court House. -
Greene needs Help
Greene writes a letter to Lafayette asking for help. -
Troops get money
Troops start getting gold coin. -
British Surrender
With troops outnumbered by 2 to 1 and exhausted from constant shelling Cornwallis finnaly raised the white flag. -
Patriots Win
British surrender near Yorktown and patriots win it all. -
Patriots win is offical
A triumphant Washington the french generals and their troops assembled to accept the British surrender. -
British Established
The British established in the south. -
France and Americans are friends
signed Treaty of Paris which confirmed U.S indepence and set the boundries of new nation.