Revolutionary War Timeline
1775 April 19
Lexington-Concord (Mass.)
American supplies destroyed
British suffered heavily
1775 June 19
Bunker Hill (Mass.)
Drove Americans from hill over looking Boston
1775 July 3
Washington assumes command
1775 November 13
American occupy Montreal (Canada)
Fail to win Canadian support
1775 December 30-31
Quebec siege fails (Canada)
Fail to win Canadian support
1775 May
Green Mountain Boys take Fort Ticonderoga and Crowns Point (New York)
American gain entry to Canada and much needed supplies
1776 March 17
British evacuate Boston (Mass.)
1776 July 4
Declaration of Independence adopted
1776 August 27
Redcoats defeat Washington on Long Island (New Jersey)
1776 September 15
British take N.Y. City
British force Americans to evacuate N.Y. City
1776 October 28
Americans retreat from White Planes (New York)
Americans give up New York
1776 December 26
Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton (New Jersey)
Boosted morale and confidence of Americans troops
British realize the war would be difficult
1777 January 3
Washington wins at Princeton (New Jersey)
British retreat from New Jersey
1777 August 6
British forced to evacuate Oriskany (N.J.)
British withdraw from New Jersey
1777 August 16
Americans crush Hessians at Bennington (Vermont)
Encourage patriots to fight against Burgoyne
1777 September 11
British defeat Americans at Brandywine
Enable British to occupy Philadelphia
1777 September 19
Gates stop Burguyne in First Battle of Freeman's Farm
British advance south to split colonies halted
1777 September 26
British occupy Philadelphia
1777 October 4
British defeat Washington in Battle of Germanton
1777 October 7
Patriots win Second Battle of Freeman's
Farm Burgoyne sopped again
1777 October 17
Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga (New Jersey)
Lead to French entering war against British
1777 December 19
Washington retires to Valley Forge
Retain troops
1778 February 6
US and France sign alliance
1778 June 28
Battle of Monmouth ends in draw (New Jersey)
British repel American attack
1778 July 4
George Roger Clark take Kaskasia
Helps check Indians attacks in Ohio Valley
1778 December 29
British enter Savannah
1779 February 25
George Rogers Clark take Vincennes
Strengthens American settlements in Kentucky & Tennessee
1779 June 21
Spain declares war on British
1779 July 15
Wayne's troops storm Stony Point (N.Y.)
American recapture fort on Hudson River
1779 September 23
John Paul Jones capture British warship "Serapis" in north sea
Prove American navy could fight British navy on even terms, even on the water
1780 May 12
Charleston falls to British
Americans lose 5400 men and vast amount of supplies
1780 July 11
French troops arrive at Newport
Aid American Cause
1780 August 16
British defeat Americans at Camden (South Carolina)
American army almost entirely lost
1780 October 7
Frontiersmen attack British on Kings Mountain (South Carolina)
Delay British advance north
1781 January 17
Patriots defeat British at Cowpens (South Carolina)
1781 March 15
Greene clashes with Cornwallis at Guilford Court House (North Carolina)
1781 September 15
French fleet drives British from Chesapeake Bay
Cuts Cornwallis' escape to sea
1781 October 19
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Last major battle
1782 July 11
British leave Savannah (George)
1782 November 30
Preliminary peace treaty signed in Paris, France
1782 December 14
British leave Charleston (South Carolina)
1783 April 19
Congress OK's peace treaty
1783 September 3
U.S. & British sign Treaty of Paris
British recognize U.S.
U.S. extend to Mississippi River
Spanish get Florida
1783 November
British leave New York City
British are goneJ
The End
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