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Lexington and Concord
it was the 1st military engagement americans won -
capture of fort ticonderoga
british lost, trapped in saratoga -
second continental congress meets
it was a meeting for the leaders of the 13 colonies -
battle of bunker hill
british won, william prescott led the british -
george washington named commander-in-chief
He ended up a hero -
american defeat at quebec
american lost, 1st major win for british -
british evacuate boston
americans win, george washington led 800 solders and 1,200 workers -
british occupy new york city
Gen. william howe wanted to take new york city progress up the hudson river -
declaration of independence issued
Independence day is july 4th but John Adams wanted it to be july 2nd -
battle of long island
british win, george washington leds 10,000 men 300 die and 1,400 are m.i.a -
battle of trenton
americans win, george washington sneak attacks the british -
battle of brandywine
british win, george washington and 11,000 men were forced to retreat -
Battle of Monmourh Court House
British won, gen cornwalllis he oressed his attack and captured the hedgerow. -
battle of saratoga
americans win, Gen. burgoroe, it was really two battles 3 weeks apart -
british occupy philiadelphia
British win, philiadelphia was their capitol -
articles of confederation adpoted
maryland didn't ratify until march 1st 1781 -
winter at valley forge
George washington usally doesn't fight during winter so the british are not ready -
Alliance with France
King lovie, ben fra gave america a big advantage. -
Fall of Savannah
British won, Robert howe, british surrounded patriots. -
Spain enters war
Richard howe, gies america anorher allie, -
Siege of charleston
Brirish won, henry clinton, captured about 5,00 -
Benedict Arnolds treason discovered
Benedict arnold, lost for ticondrga. -
French and british battle in chesapeake
French won, Thomas Graves, won off coast of virginia -
Siege of yorktown
Americans won george washington forced cornwallis to surrender. -
Cornwallis surrenders
American win, cornwallis surrenders, last battle of amaerican revloution.
