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British move to middle states
British move to middle states to stop the rebellion by blocking New England -
French help the Americans
The French secretly help the Americans by giving the weapons to fight -
The Howes Unite
General William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe join forces on Staten Island and sail to New York Harbor with 32,000 men, the biggest force ever assembled. -
Battle of New York
Washington rallied an army of 23,000 men but was outnumbered and with poor equipment and soldiers. Americans retreated and British took New York. -
Washington crosses Delaware river
Washington's army was pushed across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania with only 8000 men left. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led his army across the Delaware River to sneak attack Trenton. Washington won this battle and took 918 enemy's captive. -
Battle of Princeton
Americans were rallied after beating 1,200 British at Princeton -
General Howe attacks Philadelphia
General Howe plans to seize American capital at Philadelphia. His troops sailed from New York to Chesapeake Bay. -
Battle of Philadelphia
General Howe landed near capital. Continental Congress fled the city while Washington troops failed to defend the city. The British won and took Philadelphia. -
Victory at Saratoga
American troops surrounded Burgoyne and his troops at Saratoga. He surrendered to General Gates. This lost to the British change their stategies. -
Winter of 1777-1778
The continental army is struggling at valley forge due to being poor. This is also the worst winter ever in history -
French and Americans unite
French agreed with independence and signed an Alliance with Americans, treaty of cooperation. French was now fighting the British. -
Friedrich von Steuben joins American Troops
Von Steuben, Prussian drill master, joins American troops at the harsh climate of Valley Forge to "make regular soldiers out of country bumpkins". -
British move to South
After lose at Saratoga they focus on the South where they have loyalist to help them fight. They would fight in the south and work their way up North. -
British take Georgia
British expedition takes Savanah, Georgia and soon a royal governer would be in charge. -
Marquis de Lafayette offers assistance to Washington
Lafayette, brave 20 year old French aristocrat joins Washington at Valley Forge, and requested French soldiers to go to America. -
Clinton and Cornwallis head south
General Hebert Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sailed with 8,500 men south -
British takes Charlestown
British capture Charlestown, South Carolina and take 5,500 American soldiers has prisoners. -
Cornwallis wins at Camaden
Cornwallis smashes American troops at Camaden South Carolina taking the city. -
British establish forts
British had established several forts across the state of South Carolina but can't get into North Carolina. -
French arrive at America
French troops land at Newport, Rhode Island, and the 6,000 army plans to attack -
Victory for Greene
Nathanael Greene, general , and Morgan were chased all the way to Cowpens, South Carolina, where a grueling battle took place. The outnumbered Americans beat the British who were force to surrendered. -
Cornwallis strikes back
Angered at the defeat he attack Greene at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, he won but lost lots of troops. -
Greene ask Lafayette for help
Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help -
Robert Morris becomes superintendent of finance
Congress appointed Robert Morris, a rich Philadelphia merchant, to help with the money of the Continental Army. The Army became wealthier. -
Troops get paid
American troops were finally being paid in specie or gold coin -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis moved to Yorktown but got surrounded but French troops and American Troops. French fleet prevented them from leaving on ocean. French soldiers began bombing them. Soon Cornwallis help up the white flag -
British Surrender in Yorktown
The British surrendered at Yorktown to the Americans and the French -
Washington accepts British surrender
Washington, French generals, and troops accepted British surrender. General O'Hara gave up his sword. -
Treaty of Paris
U.S delegates Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay along with British, French and Spanish delegates sign peace treaty. U.S wins independence and gets bigger border.
