American War For Independence

By Treva Benson
  • Period: to

    Revolutionary War

    https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    First engagements of the Revolutionary War between British troops and the Minutemen, who had been warned of the attack by Paul Revere.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The first major battle of the War of Independence. Sir William Howe dislodged William Prescott's forces overlooking Boston at a cost of 1054 British casualties to the Americans' 367.

  • Olive-Brach Petition

    Congress endorses a proposal asking for recognition of American rights, the ending of the Intolerable Acts in exchange for a cease fire. George III rejected the proposal and on 23 August 1775 declared the colonies to be in open rebellion.

  • Continental Congress issues the Declaration of Independence

  • Battle of Saratoga

    A 1777 British defeat that was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. The defeat convinced the French to ally themselves with the United States and enter the war against Britain.
    https://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/revolution/terms/

  • France recognises US Independence.

  • Surrender of British forces under Cornwallis at Yorktown.

  • British Government authorizes peace negotiations.

  • Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War