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| 1775 | |||
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March
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Virginia assembly suspended; Patrick Henry "liberty or death" speech | ||
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April 18
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Revere and Dawes alert countryside | ||
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April 19
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Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||
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May 10
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Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga; Crown Point falls May 12 | Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia | |
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May 25
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Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis and John Burgoyne arrive in Boston | ||
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May 31
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Mecklenburg Resolves (N.C.) | ||
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June 15
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Washington named commander-in-chief; assumes command July 3 | ||
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June 17
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Battle of Bunker Hill | ||
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July 5
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Olive Branch Petition | ||
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July 6
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Declaration of Causes of Taking up Arms | ||
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August 23
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George III declares colonies in rebellion | ||
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October
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Congress authorizes naval construction | ||
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October 4
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Court-martial of Benjamin Church | ||
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November 13
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Montgomery at Montreal | ||
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November 16
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Edmund Burke pleads American case in Parliament | ||
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November 29
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Committee of Secret Correspondence formed | ||
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December 9
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Battle of Great Bridge (Va.) | ||
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December 22
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Parliament passes American Prohibitory Act | ||
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December 31
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Arnold fails at Quebec | ||
| Campaigns of 1776 | |||
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January 15
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Paine's Common Sense published | ||
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February 27
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Loyalist loss at Moore's Creek Bridge (N.C.) | ||
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March 3
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Continental Navy victory in Bahamas | ||
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March 17
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British evacuate Boston | ||
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June 7
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Richard Henry Lee introduces independence resolution in Congress | ||
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June 28
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Battle of Sullivan's Island (S.C.) | ||
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June 29
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William Howe to New York harbor; occupies Staten Island on July 2 | ||
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July 2
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Independence resolution approved by Congress | ||
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July 4
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Jefferson's version of Declaration approved | ||
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July 12
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Adm. Richard Howe to New York harbor | ||
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August 2
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Declaration of Independence signed | ||
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August 27
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British victory at Long Island | ||
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August
29-30 |
Washington escapes disaster at Brooklyn Heights | ||
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September 11
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Staten Island Peace Conference | ||
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September 15
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British occupy New York City | ||
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September 16
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Rare American victory at Harlem Heights | ||
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September 21
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New York City fire; Nathan Hale captured |
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October 11
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Arnold at Valcour Island | ||
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October 28
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British victory at White Plains | ||
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November 16
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British victory at Fort Washington | ||
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November 20
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Fort Lee abandoned | ||
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December 20
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Congress relocates in Baltimore | ||
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December 24
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Washington war council with generals | ||
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December 26
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Patriot surprise victory at Trenton | ||
| 1777 | Campaigns of 1777 | ||
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January 3
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Patriot victory at Princeton | ||
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January - May
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Washington winters at Morristown | ||
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March 4
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Congress returns to Philadelphia | ||
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July 5
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British take Fort Ticonderoga | ||
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August 6
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Tactical draw at Oriskany | ||
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August 16
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Stark over Hessians at Bennington | ||
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September 11
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British victory at Banndywine | ||
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September 16
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Battle of the Clouds | ||
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September 19
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Gates victory at Freeman's Farm | ||
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September 21
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Paoli Massacre | ||
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September 26
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Howe occupies Philadelphia | ||
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September 27
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Congress convenes in Lancaster, Pa. | ||
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October 4
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American loss at Germantown | ||
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October 7
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Burgoyne loss at Bemis Heights | ||
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October 17
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Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga | ||
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October 22
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Americans hold Fort Mercer | ||
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November 15
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Congress adopts Articles of Confederation; sent to states for approval | ||
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November 16
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Fort Mifflin falls to British | ||
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December 19
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American winter camp at Valley Forge opens | ||
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February 6
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U.S.-French Alliance signed | ||
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May 20
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Battle of Barren Hill | ||
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June 28
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Battle of Monmouth | ||
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July 4
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Clark takes Kaskaskia | ||
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August 8
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Siege of Newport, R.I. | ||
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December 29
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British occupy Savannah | ||
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February 14
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Loyalists lose at Kettle Creek | ||
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February 25
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Clark takes Vincennes | ||
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April 24
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John Paul Jones captures the Drake | ||
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June 21
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Spain enters war against Britain | ||
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July 2
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Congress returns to Philadelphia | ||
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July 3
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Wyoming Valley attacks | ||
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July 4
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G.R. Clark takes Kaskaskia | ||
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July
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Connecticut cities raided by British | ||
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July 16
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Wayne takes Stony Point | ||
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August 19
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Lee strikes Paulus Hook | ||
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September 23
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John Paul Jones takes Serapis | ||
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September 28
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Tappan Massacre | ||
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November 11
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Cherry Hill Massacre | ||
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February 23
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Clark victory at Vincennes | ||
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May 12
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Charleston falls to British | ||
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May 29
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British victory at Waxhaw Creek | ||
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June 20
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Loyalists defeated at Ramseur's Mill | ||
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July 11
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Arrival of first French toops | ||
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August 6
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Loyalists defeated at Hanging Rock | ||
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August 16
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British victory at Camden under Tarleton | ||
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September 23
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Arrest of John Andre | ||
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September 25
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Arnold's West Point plot unearthed | ||
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October 7
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American victory at King's Mountain | ||
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January
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Pennsylvania troop mutiny | ||
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January 17
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Morgan victorious at Cowpens | ||
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March 2
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Articles of Confederation adopted by 13th state | ||
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March 15
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Costly British victory at Guilford Courthouse | ||
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June 6
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Americans take Augusta | ||
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July 6
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Wayne defeated at Green Springs Farm | ||
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September 5
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Battle of the Capes | ||
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September 6
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Arnold raid on New London, Conn. | ||
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September 8
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Greene defeated at Eutaw Springs | ||
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October 19
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Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown | ||
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March 20
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Lord North resigns | ||
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July 11
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British evacuate Savannah | ||
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November 30
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Preliminary peace signed between Britain and U.S. | ||
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December 14
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British evacuate Charleston | ||
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April 19
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Congress ratifies treaty | ||
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September 3
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Treaty of Paris signed | ||
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November 16
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Congress convenes at Annapolis, Md. | ||
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November 25
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British evacuate New York City | ||
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December 4
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Washington's farewell dinner with officers | ||
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December 23
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Washington resigns commission at Annapolis | ||
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