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French Allies
The French is secretly supplying the Patriots with weapons and supplies. -
War Moves to the Middle States
British retreat from Boston in March 1776 moving the theater of war to the Middle states. They do this as part of their plan to stop the rebellion by isolating New England, they decide to seize New York City. -
Brothers Join Forces
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe join forces on Stan Island and sail into New York harbor. -
American Retreat at New York
Battle for New York ended with an American retreat. -
Chaotic Withdraw
Continental Army retreat from New York following heavy losses. -
Across Delaware Rivers into Pennysylvania
British pushed Washington's troops across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, killing and capturing many of them. -
Risky Victory at Trenton
Washington marched to Trenton,NJ after a festive night where the British were drunk and sleeping. The Continental Army attacked on the right moment killing 30 of the enemy and making 918 captives. -
End of Enlistment
Washington need some kind of victory to keep his men from going home since their enlistment were going to end on December 31. -
Fight for Philadelphia
Washington's troops unsuccessfully tried blocking the read coats nearby Brandywine Creek. British capture Philadelphia. -
Victory at Saratoga
American troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga, where he surrendered his battered army to General Gates. -
Valley Forge
Continental Army's camp during the harsh winter of 1777-1778. -
Help from Steuben
American troops start to get better, Fredrick Von Steuben volunteer his services to train Washington's troops. -
Treaty of Cooperation
French recognized American independence and signed an alliance,or treaty of cooperation. -
Moving South
British began to shift their operations to the South. -
Conquering Savannah and Georgia
British easily took Savannah and Georgia. -
Georgia get Royal Governor
A royal governor once again commanded Georgia. -
Help from Lafayette
The 20 year old French aristocrat,Lafayette, joined the Washington's troops and led command in Virginia in the last years of the war. -
Sailing South
General Clinton replaced Howe in New York City and General Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men. -
Capturing Charles Town,SC
British captures Charles Town and marched 5,500 American soldiers off as prisoners of war. -
Camden, South Carolina
Cornwallis' army smash American forces at Camden, SC. -
British forts across Carolina.
British establish forts across the states -
Forts met at Cowpens
Greene and Morgan's troops met at Cowpens where the British expected to outnumbered the Americans to flee but that doesn't happen.The Continental Army fought them back and forced them to surrender. -
Asking For Help
Greene feared the fight for the South so he wrote to Lafayette asking for help. -
Troops get paid
The troops were paid in specie,or gold coin -
British surrender at Yorktown
After being outnumbered and exhausted from constant shelling, Cornwallis raised the white flag, surrendering. -
Formal British Surrender(at Yorktown)
Colonial William and Virginia militia stood with the American and French troops lining a road near Yorktown to witness the formal British surrender. -
Accepting the British Surrender
George Washington and the French Generals accept the British surrender. -
Superintendent of Finance
Congress appointed Robert Morris as superintendent of finance. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, treaty that declared the Unites States was finally signed by the delegates. -
Seeking Peace
Representative of the United States, Great Britain, France and Spain join to negotiate.
