Revolutionary War By ck0210499 Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Ethan Allen captures Fort Ticonderoga May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jun 15, 1775 Geroge Washington named Commander and Chief Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Jan 15, 1776 Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Jul 4, 1776 Decleration of Independance adopted Aug 27, 1776 British Win the Battle of Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn Sep 15, 1776 British occupy New York City Dec 26, 1776 Washington Crosses the Deleware and Captures Trenton Washington Crosses the Delaware Period: Dec 19, 1777 to Jun 19, 1778 Winter at Valley Forge Feb 6, 1778 Alliance with the French Alliance With the French May 12, 1780 British Capture Charleston, SC Sep 24, 1780 Benedict Arnold's plan to cede West Point to the British discovered Mar 12, 1781 Articles of Confederation adopted Articles of Confederation Oct 19, 1781 Cornwallis Defeated Cornwallis defeated Nov 30, 1782 British sign Articles of Peace Articles of Peace Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris
