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Period: to
1775-1783
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1775
Second Continental Congress: Washington named Continental army leader. Patriots win Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
1776
British win the Battle of Long Island, New York. Battle of Trenton , New Jersey. Benjamin Franklin goes to Paris, France. -
1777
Patriots win battle of Saratoga, New York British Capture Philadelphia, PA 1777-1778 Winter at Valley Forge, PA -
1778
British captured Savannah, GA.
1777-1778 Winter at Valley Forge, PA. -
1780
British captured Charleston, SC -
1781
Patriots win battle of Yorktown, Va -
1783
Treaty of Paris ends the war.