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French secretly sends weapons to Patriots
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British retreat from Boston
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General William and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island and Sailed into New York
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The battle for New York ended
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Americans retreated from New York because they were outnumbered by the British.
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George Washinton led 2,400 men across the Delaware River
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Patriots marched into Trenton, NJ and won the Battle of Trenton
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Washington's enlistment was due to end
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The Americans had another victory at the Battle of Princeton
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General Howe begain his campaign to seize the American Capital at Philadelphia
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American troops defeated General Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga
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Winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. Americans lost a lot of supplies and troop members
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The French recognized American Independence and created a new Alliance with the Americans
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American troops began military transformation at Valley Forge.
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British change strategy and focus on moving south
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British expedition took Savannah, Georgia
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Royal governor of Britain commanded Georgia again.
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Lafayette joing Valley Forge and led a command in Virginia for the last years of the war
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Lafayette joing Valley Forge and led a command in Virginia for the last years of the war
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British were victorious at Charlestown, South Carolina and took 5500 American soldiers as prisoners.
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Cornwallis's army defeated American forces at Camden, South Carolina.
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British established forts across the state of South Carolina
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General Henry Clinton sailed south from NewYork with Charles Cornwallis
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French army of 6000 landed in New Port, Rhode Island after British left to south
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British and American forces met at the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina. Americans won.
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General Nathaniel Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help.
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The Superintendent of Finance was appointed to Robert Moriss by Congress
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Troops were finally paid in gold coin
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Cornwallis raised the white flag of surrender
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Virginia militia witnessed formal British surrender at Yorktown.
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Washinton and the French Generals assembled troops to accept British surrender
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Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris that confirmed United States independence