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Battle of Lexington and Concord
It was the "shot heard 'round the world" and the first battle of the war. British won at Lexington, but the colonists chased the British back to Boston in Concord. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys take the fort and the supplies needed will be taken and it will later be captured by the British. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
Congress votes to create a Continental Army from the New England forces surrounding Boston; appoints George Washington commander. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British troops dislodge an entrenched New England forcefrom the heights overlooking Charleston and Boston Harbo, but suffer more than 1,000 casualties. -
George Washington Named Commander-in-Chief
George Washingotn issues his first orders as commander-in-chief of the "troops". -
American Defeat at Quebec
American forces attack the city of Quebec in a failed attempt to drive the British forces from the province. -
British Evacuate Boston
On this day in 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons. -
Declaration of Independence Issued
In Philidelphia, delagates to the 2nd Continental Congress vote to sever the political ties with Great Britain. -
Battle of Long Island
British land and naval forces attack the Continental Army on Long Island, leading a series of American defeats around New York across New Jersey. -
British Occupy New York City
280 ships carrying 32,000 British and hired Hessain troops assembled just off Staten Island, NY. It was the largest force ever seen on the North American continent. -
Battle of Trenton
American won, Washington and his men headed toward Trenton. The Continental Army attacked taking the enemy by surprise. -
Battle of Brandywine
The British won and it was the larest battle of the American War of Independence. British and American forces led by Sir William Howe and George Washington clash near Chadd's Ford. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was a turning point in the American Revolution that was fought 8 days apart in the fall of 1777. -
British Occupy Philidelphia
The British proudly marched into Philidelphia the capital was abandoned by the Patriots; things were in turmoil. -
Article of Confederation Adopted
The articles created a loose confederation sovereign states and a weak central government. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington's bedraggled forces arrive at Valley Forge about where they stayed for 6 months. -
Alliance With France
It was negotiated by the American diplomats Benjamen Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee. The treaty of alliance required that neitherFrance nor the United States agreeto a seperate peace with Great Britain. -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
British and American forces clash in central New Jersey in the last large-scale military engagement before major operations shift. -
Fall of Savannah
A battle fought between local American Patriots militias and Continental Army units holding the city and a British invasion force led by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. -
Spain Enters the War
Spain assists the struggle by joining France in naval and land operations against the British. -
Siege of Charleston
The American surrender at Charleston leads to a devastating partisan war across much of the South. -
Benedict Arnold's Treason Discovered
After the plan was exposed in September 1780, he was commissioned into the British army as a brigadier general. -
French and British Battle in Chesapeake Bay
It was a crucial hard battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on September 5, 1781. -
Siege of Yorktown
Having established a base at Yorktown Virginia, British General Cornwallis finds himself trapped and under siege by American and French forces. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soliders and sea-men to a French and American force in Yorktowm.
