His2F

By jonnny2696

  • King George's War begins

    War of Austrian Succession. GB concentrated on Europe.
    Fighting left to militia

  • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

    End of George's War/Austrian Succession

  • French and Indian war begins

    Catholisism.

  • Fort Duquesne

  • Albany Congress

    failed to secure an alliance with Iroquis but it did accept a Plan of Union BUT this was ignored by the colonial assemblies

  • Defeat of Braddock

  • Wolfe captures Quebec

  • George III becomes king

  • Capture of Montreal

  • Treaty of Paris

  • Royal Proclamation on Western Lands

  • Sugar Act

  • Currency Act

  • Stamp Act

  • Stamp Act Congress

  • 5 mildest Virginia Resolves accepted by House of Burgesses

    Patrick Henry. Only 39 of 116 burgesses remained.

  • Stamp Act repealed

  • Townshend Duties

  • Boston Massacre

  • Repeal of the Townshend Duties

  • Lord North becomes PM

  • Tea Act

  • Quebec Act

  • Boston Tea Party

  • The Coercive Acts

  • 1st Continental Congress

  • Fighting begins at Lexington + Concord

    Americans won. 700 men under Colonel Smith. Meet 70 minutemen at Lexington. 8 killed. Destroy military stores at Concord. Fail to arrest members of Provincial Congress. Attacked as retreat to Boston. Relief force by Earl of Percy saves them. Manage to retreat to Boston. Within a week 20,000 militia surround Boston. 273 British + 92 American casualties

  • 2nd Continental Congress

  • Fort Ticonderoga

    Americans won. A group of militiamen led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. Captured Fort Ticonderoga. 45 British captured + 78 cannon captured.

  • Crown Point

    Americans won. A group of militiamen led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. Captured Crown Point.

  • Outbreak of American War

  • Gage reinforced

    British generals Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne arrived in Boston with a few thousand British troops. Gage now had 6500 men.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    British won. Rebel force of 1500 men occupied the neighbouring Breed’s Hill by mistake; Gage was determined to dislodge them. General Howe launched a frontal attack Howe dislodged the Americans, but only after three frontal assaults and at a fearful cost. The American’s ran out of ammo. 1000/2500 British casualties. 226 killed. 1/8 British officers killed in war in this battle. Under 500 US casualties.

  • GW assumes command of Continental Army

    Not impressed. Has only 15,000 poorly trained men, less than 50 cannons and few trained gunners

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Congress asks for removal of Coercive (Intolerable) Acts in exchange for ceasefire. George III rejects.

  • State of Rebellion

    George III declares colonies in a state of rebellion

  • Publication of 'Common Sense'

  • Virginian Decleration of Rights

  • Declaration of Independence

  • British forces landed in NY

  • Battle of Long Island (NY)

    General Howe + Admiral Howe (Brothers) 32,000 men and Royal Navy Fleet versus George Washington’s 20,000 men. Indefensible due to British navy strength. Washington should have abandoned, but had to defend because of political importance. Washington stupidly decides to defend whole city, splitting forces between Long Island and Manhattan Island. Howe outflanks and defeats Americans.2000 American casualties + 350 British casualties

  • GW men escape from Long Island

    Howe fails to press on and destroy American forces, allowing Washington’s men to escape under the cover of dense fog. Could have ended the war then. Probably didn’t as still hoped for peace. Both Howe’s were also peace commissioners.

  • Howe meets Congress representatives

    Admiral Howe met representatives of Congress (Benjamin Franklin, John Adams etc). But Howe not empowered to discuss a treaty, so reconciliation failed.

  • Fort Washington (New Jersey)

    British capture Fort Washington, taking 3000 American prisoners and huge amounts of weapons and supplies. A huge blow to Washington. Washington retreated for the next 3 weeks.

  • Howe's General Pardon

    Howe offers all those in New Jersey a general pardon if they swear an oath of allegiance to the King within 60 days. Thousands do so.

  • Franklin sent to France

    To try and get France to join the war, Congress sent Benjamin Franklin as leader of a diplomatic mission to France, joining Silas Deane who was already there purchasing war supplies. They liked Franklin.

  • Washington’s Continental Army cross the Delaware into Pennsylvania.

  • Newport

    British forces seize Newport, an excellent naval base.

  • Princeton

  • France declares war on Britain

  • Formation of Vermont

  • Vermont abolished slavery

  • Oriskany

  • British forces captured Philidelphia

  • Brandywine Creek + Germantown

  • Saratoga defeat for Burgoyne

  • French recognise American Indendence

    • Military + commercial alliance

  • British withdraw from Philidelphia to NY

  • Spain + Holland declare war on Britain

  • Pennysylvania abolished slavery

  • Rebel hero Benedict Arnold turns traitor

  • Articles of Confederation ratified

  • Cornwallis withdraws to the North

  • Fall of Yorktown

  • Resignation of Lord North

  • Treaties of Paris + Versailles

  • Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

  • George Washington becomes 1st US President