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British Retreat
The British army in that area retreats from Boston -
Howe Brothers Sail to New York
Two brothers General Willaim Howe and Admiral Richard Howe joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into New York Harbor -
Americans retreat from New York
The Battle for New York ends with an American retreat -
Michael Graham exolains
Continental Army volunteer, Michael Graham describes the chaotic withdrawl from New York -
British push Washingtons Army
British army pushes Washingtons army across the Deleware river to Pennsylyania -
Battle of Trenton
Washington crosses Deleware river and took Trenton from British hired Hessian soldiers -
Soldiers contracts expire
The soldiers in Washingtons army's terms of enlistment were due to end -
Battle at Princeton
Washington won at Princeton -
British capture Philadelphia
British troops capture American capital -
Victory at Saratoga
General John Burgoyne surrendered to American General Gates -
Winter at Valley Forge
The Continental Army settle at Valley Forge frezzing and starving to death. -
French and American alliance
French and Americans sign a treaty of alliance -
Amazing transformations for American troops
Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian captain/drillmaster started training American soldiers -
British transitions
British shifted operations to the Southern colonies -
Savannah Georgia
British took over Savannah, Georgia -
Georgia is now under British control again
Royal governor commanded Georgia again -
Marquis de Lafayette helps out
Marquis de Lafayette lobbied for French reinforcement for Washingtons army -
Clinton and Cornwallis sail south
General Henry Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men -
British take over Charles Town
British capture Charles Town, South Carolina taking over 5,500 American prisoners -
Camden, South Carolina
Cornwallis' army smash American forces at Camden, South Carolina -
Newport, Rhode Island
The French army landed in Newport, Rhode Island -
Cowpens, South Carolina
Redcoats surrender at Cowpens, South Carolina -
Guilford court house, South Carolina
Cornwallis' army won at Guilford court house -
Greene wrote to Lafayette
Greene had weakened the British, but he worried about the fight for the South, so he wrote a letter to Lafayette , asking for help -
Congress appoints Morris
Congress appoints merchant Robert Morris as superintendent of finance -
Troops finally get paid
Due to the efforts of Morris and Salmon, the troops were finally paid in specie, or gold -
Cornwallis raised his white flag
Cornwallis surrendered -
Yorktown
British surrender at Yorktown -
Final surrender
Last official surrender of British -
Treaty of Paris
Delegates sign the Treaty of Paris confirming U.S. independence
