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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Early in the morning of April 19, 1775, a long column of Regulars starts its march to Concord. Their orders are to destroy muskets, powder, cannon, and other provisions being stockpiled by the rebels on Colonel James Barrett's farm. -
capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Colonel Samuel H. Parsons and Benedict Arnold plan, at Hartford, Connecticut, the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, N. Y. -
Fort Ticonderoga captured
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. -
Congress votes
Congress votes to raise 20,000 men. -
Congressional Resolution
Congressional Resolution, "That a sum not exceeding two million of Spanish milled dollars be emitted by Congress in bills of credit for the defense of America." -
George Washington takes command
On this day in 1775, George Washington rides out in front of the American troops gathered at Cambridge common in Massachusetts and draws his sword, formally taking command of the Continental Army. Washington, a prominent Virginia planter and veteran of the French and Indian War, had been appointed commander in chief by the Continental Congress two weeks before. -
Howe leaves Philadelphia
Howe leaves Philadelphia with 14,000 men to drive Washington from his position at Whitemarsh, but does not attack -
winter quarters at Valley Forge
American army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill. -
British under General Grey
British under General Grey burn Bedford village, in Dartmouth, Mass., and seventy American vessels lying at the wharfs. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other.
