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American Revolutionary War Timeline
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Paul Revere's Ride
On this date Paul Revere rode through Lexington to warn the Americans that the British were coming to arrest certain colonists. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Sam Adams and his men charged Fort Ticonderoga while there was little people defending it but lots of ammunition and artillery. -
Continetal Army
On this date the Continental Army was made official by congress. -
Battle on Bunker Hill
The British stormed up the hill where the Americans were raining fire on them. The British did not get up the hill until the third march up the hill. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" which was a book that challenged the authority of the British government. -
Boston
American troops stormed Boston and forced the British troops out. -
British in New York
British bring 30,000 troops into New York hoping to crush the rebellion and finish the American's hope for freedom. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed and then sent off to King George the 3rd. -
Fort Lee
Americans were forced to disban Fort Lee and give it up to the British. This meant the British had New York City under their control. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The British were too powerful and forced the Americans out of Fort Ticonderoga. -
Second Battle of Saratoga
General Burgoyne surrendered agianst the American troops. This persuades the French to have their Navy join the Americans against the British. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington set up his troops to spend the winter at Valley Forge. They were extremley low on supplies which caused one of the toughest winters in history. -
France
France allies with America in the war by signing alliance papers. Later, the French gave the Americans a new gun called the Brown Bess which helped tremendously. -
Baron van Steuben
Steuben was one of the first homosecuals to have tremendous power. he taught the soldiers, trained the soldiers, and conditioned them. -
Philadelphia
British left the Philadelphia area. -
War
France officially declares war on England -
Spain
Spain officially declares war on England. Many countries were hopping on the bandwagon to try to take down the super power of the World at the time. -
Winter
The Americans enter the 5th winter in the war in Morristown, New Jersey. -
Charleston
British general forces Americans to surrender 5500 troops that were stationed. -
New Troops
There were 5,500 new French troops that were stationed in Rhode Island to help the Americans. -
Battle of Cowpens
Daniel Morgan led the Americans to destroy the British. This win gave the Americans tremendous hope that they could become free. -
Surrender
After a long and rigorous journey through the Battle of Yorktown, Charles Cornwallis surrendered himself and 8,000 British troops. This is the beginning of the end for the British and the Revolutionary War.
