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Revolutionary War Timespan
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Early 1776, Secret French Weapons
French began to secretly send weapons to Patriots. -
March 15, 1776, Boston Retreat
British retreat from Boston, moving the war to the middle states. -
Summer of 1776, Joined Forces in Staten Island
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe, brothers, joined forces in Staten Island and sailed into the New York Harbor with the largest British expeditionary force ever - 32,000 soldiers, including German mercenaries, or Hessians. -
Fall of 1776, Washington Pushed across Delware
British pushed Washington's army across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. -
December 25,1776, Battle of Trenton
Washington led 2,400 men in rowboats across the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey, which held a large amount of Hessians. The army arrived the next day for the Battle of Trenton. -
January 3, 1777, Battle at Princeton
Americans win against 1,200 British at Princeton, New Jersey -
January 6 - May 28, 1777
Washington marches to Morristown, New Jersey -
Spring of 1777
Genera Howe seizes New York -
August 15, 1777, Battle for New York
Americans retreat from the battle for New York, suffering heavy losses. -
October 17, 1777, Battle of Saratoga
American troops surround General John Burgoyne's army, forcing them to surrender to General Horatio Gates at Saratoga. -
Winter of 1777-1778, Valley Forge
Washington's Continental Army slept in man-made huts with little food and clothing outside of Philadelphia at Valley Forge. -
Febuary 15, 1778, French and American Alliance
French recognized American independence and signed treaty with Americans, saying that they won't make peace with Britain until they recognized American independence. -
Febuary 15, 1778, Friedrich von Steuben Helps Continental Army
Friedrich von Steuben volunteers to help teach colonial soldiers to stand at attention, execute field maneuvers, fire and reload quickly and wield bayonets. -
Febuary 16, 1778, Marquis de Lafayette Joins Washington
Marquis de Lafayette joined Washington's staff, helped receive French reinforcements, and led a command in Virginia. -
Summer of 1778, British move South
British shifted towards the South and hoped to gain Loyalist support, reclaim former British colonies, and then work their way back north. -
End of 1778, British take Savannah, Georgia
British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia. -
Spring of 1779, Royal Governor of Georgia
Royal governor commanded Georgia once again. -
1780, French Aid Arrives
French army of about 6,000 lands in Newport, Rhode Island. -
1780, British Capture Charles Town
General Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sail south and help the British capture Charles Town, South Carolina. -
May 15, 1780, American Prisoners March
Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis march 5,500 American soldiers as prisoners of war -
August 15, 1780, British Take South Carolina
Charles Cornwallis's army defeats forces in South Carolina. -
November 15, 1780, Forts in S.C.
British establish forts across South Carolina. -
January 15, 1781, American win at Cowpens
General Daniel Morgan leads British to Cowpens, South Carolina where the Continental Army fights and wins. -
1781, Money Raised for Army
Congress appointed Robert Morris as superintendent of finance and his associate Haym Salomon. Together, they raised money for the Continental Army. -
March 15, 1781, British attack at Builford Court House
Charles Cornwallis attacks General Nathaniel Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina where Cornwallis wins, but suffers major losses. -
September 8, 1781, Troops Paid
American troops are finally paid with gold coins. -
September 15,1781, Battle at Yorktown
About 17,000 French and American troops surrounded the British at the Yorktown Peninsula. -
October 19, 1781, British Surrender
British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia after the Battle of Yorktown. -
1782
Representatives from United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain on join in Paris to negotiate a peace treaty. -
September 15,1783, Treaty of Paris Signed
Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and set the boundaries of a new nation.
