America In The Revolutionary War - Dates & Battles

AMERICAN

REVOLUTIONARY WAR

DATES and BATTLES

1774

September 5 - First meeting of the Continetnal Congress

1775

April 19 - Battles of Lexington and Concord

May 10 - Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga

June 15 - George Washington elected Commander in Chief

June 17 - Battle of Bunker Hill

1776

July 4 - Signing of The Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia, PA

September 22 - Execution of spy Nathan Hale took place at NY

December 26 - Battle of Trenton

1777

January 3 - Battle of Princeton

July 7 - Battle of Hubbardton, VT

August 16 - Battle of Bennington, VT

September 11 - Battle of Brandywine

October 7 to 17 - Battle of Saratoga - Burgoyne surrenders

November 16 to 20 - British captured Ft. Mifflin and Mercer

December 18 - Winter at Valley Forge

1778

June 18 - American Army broke camp at Valley Forge

June 28 - Battle of Monmouth

July 4 - Kaskaskia capture by George Rogers Clark

August 29 to 31 - Battle of Rhode Island

1779

January - Vincennes captured by George Rogers Clark

March 3 - Battle of Briar Creek, GA

July 16 - Battle of Stony Point

September 23 to October 9 - Seige of Savannah, GA

December - Army wintered at Morristown, NJ

1780

April 10 to May 12 - Seige of Charles, SC

April 14 - Battle of Monck's Creek

May 29 - Waxham, NC Massacre led by Colnel Tarleton

August 16 - Battle of Camden, SC

October 7, Battle of Kings Mountain, NC

1781

January 17 = Battle of Cowpens, SC

March 15 - Battle of Guilford Court House, Guilford, NC

April 25 - Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, SC

September 8 - Battle of Eutaw Springs, SC

October 5 to 19 - Battle of Yorktown

1782

July 11 - Savannah evacuated by British troops

1783

April 11 - Congress proclaimed an end to hostilities

November 2 - Washington bid farewell to his troops from Rocky Hill, near Princeton, NJ

December 4 - Washington bid farewell to his Officers - Fraunces Tavern, New York City

 

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