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Still affected by the defeat from the British, in the French and Indian War, The french decided to help the colonies and give them weapons
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The British had just retreated from Boston on March of 1776. They then moved towards the middle states
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32,000 soldiers including thousands of German Mercenaries assembled. The largest force ever assembled, went to New York.
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General Washington gathered 23,000 for NY's defense. But then he got outnumbered. Plus, most of his men were untrained and had poor equipment
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The British had pushed Wshington and his men across the delaware river to PA. Most of his men had either deserted or been killed or captured. Less than 8,000 men remained under Washington's comands.
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Washington led his army across the ice-choked Delaware River.
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The army marched 9 miles through sleet and snow to Trenton. Trenton, New held by a Garrison of Hessians. The night before christmas, they got drunk. Therefore Washingtons men killed 30, captured 918 men as captives, and took 6 of the Hessian's cannons.
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With the last of his men, 8,000. George neede a victory, to keep them from going home.
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The American's were rallied from nother Victory against 1,200 British at Princeton.
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General Howe began his campainge to seize the American Capital in Philadelphia.
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General Howe's troops sailed from NY to the head of Chesapeake Bay, and landed near the capital. The continental Congress fled the city while Washington and his troops stood back and defended
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masses american troops finally surrounded burgoyne at saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to general gates.
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outside philadelphia the forge would serve as the site of the continental armys camp during the winter.
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the french recognized american independence and sighned a alliance, or treaty of cooperation, with the ammericans
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in the midst of the frozen winter at valley forge, american troops began an amazing transformation
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after the devastating defeat at saratoga, the british changed their military strategy;in the summer of 1778 they began to shift their operations to the south
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a royal governor once again commanded georgia
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a british expedition easily took savannah, georgia
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in their greatest victory of war, the british captured charles town, south carolina, in may 1780 and marched 5,500 american soldiers off as prisoners of war
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general henry clinton, who had replaced howe in new york, along with the ambitious general charles cornwillis sailed south with 8,500 men.
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a french army of 6,000 had landed in newport, rhodeislnd, after british left the city to focus on the south
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cornwallis's army smashed american forces at camden, south carolina, and within three months the british had established forts across the state
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for most of 1780, cornwillis succeeded
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when forces met in jan 1781 at cowpens, south carolina, the british expected the outnumbered americans to flee; but the continental army fought back; and forced the redcoat to surrender
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angered by the defeat at cowpens, cornwallis attacked geene at guilford court house, north carolina
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greebe wrote a letter to lafayette, asking for help
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the congress appointeda rich philadelphia merchant named robert morris as superintendant of finance.
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due to the efforts of morris and salomon on sep 8, 1781, the troops were finally paid in specie, or gold coin
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with his troops outnumbered by more than two to one and exhausted from constant shelling, cornwallis finally raised the white flag of surrender
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colonel william fontain of virginia militia stood with the americanand french armies lining a road near yorktown, virginia, on the afternoon of october 19, 1781, to witness the formal british surrender
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a triumphant washington, the french generals, and their troops assembled to accept the british surrender
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peace talks began in paris in 1782
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the delegates signed the treaty of paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of the new nation