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G. Washington appointed commander-in-chief
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Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France
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Marquis de Lafayette is received in Philadelphia
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American victory at the Battle of Saratoga
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France signs a Treaty of Alliance with America
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Admiral d’Estaing of France leaves Toulan, France for America
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France declares war on Britain
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d’Estaing reaches New York
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George Washington sends Lafayette to Newport
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d’Estaing reaches Newport
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Lafayette reaches Newport
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Lord Howe appears offshore
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A violent storm rages for three days
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Lafayette and Greene are sent by Sullivan to meet the damaged fleet
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d’Estaing’s fleet leaves for Boston to make repairs
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Sullivan’s inflammatory missives reach Congress
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Lafayette leaves for France to further alliance
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Lafayette returns from France
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Lafayette reunites with Washington in Morristown
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Rochambeau and Ternay arrive off Newport
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Rochambeau, Washington, and Ternay discuss at Hartford with Lafayette as translator
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De Grasse’s fleet arrives at Yorktown
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The Battle of Yorktown begins
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Cornwallis surrenders
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US and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris