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In early 1776 the French helped the Americans by secretly giving them guns and gain trust after Battle of Saratoga
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British retreat from Boston which moves the war to the middle states
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The Howe Brothers meet at Staten Island then sail into NY Harbor with 32,000 British troops
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Washington ralied 23,000 american troops but were defeated becuse they were out numbered, out geared and out skilled
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Doing baddly in the war Washington and his army retreat west in a very chaotic fashion
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The British army had pushed back Washington and his army across the Deleware river into Pennsylvannia. A vast amount of Washingtons menhad either left the war, or got killed or captured. Only 8,000 of 23,000 were left
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Washington and 2,400 men in small row boats paddle across the Deleware River into NJ
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After arriving in NJ Washington and his men march 9 miles to Trenton, NJ. They arrive to see many still drunk and sleeping Hessians from the partying of the night before. With a suprise attack they kill 30 Hessians, capture 918 men and take six cannons
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The men of the Continental Armys enlistment contracts would expire
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Washington gained another victory at Princton, NJ, against 1,200 British troops.
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General Howe brings troops into Philidelphia from NY and captures Philidelphia beating American resistance
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American troops suround British troops forcing the British to to surrender to General Gates. From now on the British keep their troops as close as possible to the shore where they can be better protected
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The First Continental Army camps at Valley Forge through the winter of 1777-1778
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After Battle Of Saratoga French signed alliance, Treaty Of Cooperation, with the colonist. This meant French wouldnt make peace with British till they recognized American Independence
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Freiedrich von Steuben a drillmaster began to train the American troops
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Marquis de Lafayette offers assistance to Washington and asks French for troops
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The British began to move their operations to the south to gain more loyalist support and then slowly fight their way back north
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A British expedition easily took Savannah, Georgia back
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A Royal Govener now controlled Georgia
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General Henery Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis sailed south with 8,500 men
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General Henery Clinton and General Charles Cornwallis and their army take over Charles Town, South Carolina, and take 5,500 Americans as prisoners of war
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Good Timing and Luck led the americans to plan an attack on the British in Yorktown
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Cornwallis's army beat the Americans at Camden, NC the built forts all over North Carolina. Patriots then attacked them and cut communication lies forcing the British to retreat to South Carolina
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The British chase Morgan and his men through the rough country side then they men and the British thought they would surrender because they were out numbered but Morgan fought back. THe British were forced to surrender
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Angered by the defeat the British attack again and win but lost nearly a fourth of his troops 93 were killed, 400 were wounded, and 26 were missing
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Greene weakened the British but was worried about the fight for the south so he wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help
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Robert Morris is placed as superintendent of finance
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The Continental Armys troops finally get paided, in specie or gold coins
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After being constantly attacked and out numbered two to one Cornwallis finally surendered at Yorktown
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The British formaly surrender to the Americans and French
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Peace talks begin in Paris between Britian, Spain, France, and The United States
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The delegateds of each country signed the Treaty Of Paris, which confirmed U.S. independence and the set boundaries of the new nation
