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REVOLUTIONARY WAR TIMELINE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR TIMELINE
Jack Heavey2A/3B
The War at Sea
•1775
The War at Sea
•British ships were vulnerable because of the long jouney from Britian
•1775
The War at Sea
•Most patriot ships were either captured or sunk by Britich warships
•British ships were vulnerable because of the long jouney from Britian
•1775
The War at Sea
Fort Ticonderoga
•May, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga
•May, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga
•Colonists captured the forts 50 plus cannons and weapons
•Once the colonists had possesion of the cannons, the finally had enough firepower to take back Boston
•May, 1775
Fort Ticonderoga
•Colonists captured the forts 50 plus cannons and weapons
Washington Takes Command
Washington Takes Command
•June 15th, 1775
Washington Takes Command
•June 15th, 1775
•The Second Continental Congress gave command of the continental army to Washington.
Washington Takes Command
•June 15th, 1775
•The Second Continental Congress gave command of the continental army to Washington.
•Chosen for his “command presence.”
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
•June 17th, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
•June 17th, 1775
•The colonists ran out of gunpowder and were forced to retreat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
•June 17th, 1775
•The colonists ran out of gunpowder and were forced to retreat.
•The British ultimately won the battle.
Early Battles
•1776
Early Battles
•Washington had collected almost 20,000 men around Boston
•1776
Early Battles
•Only a retreat across the Delaware saved Washington and his army from the more experienced British
•Washington had collected almost 20,000 men around Boston
•1776
Early Battles
Crossing the Delaware
Crossing the Delaware
•December 25th, 1776
Crossing the Delaware
•Washington and his troops took around 1,000 Hessians prisoner.
•December 25th, 1776
Crossing the Delaware
•Washington and his troops took around 1,000 Hessians prisoner.
•December 25th, 1776
•The colonists were forced to attack with baonets because of the cold weather conditions.
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
•October, 1777
The Turning Point
•The British surrendered over 6,00 troops at Saratoga, New York.
•October, 1777
The Turning Point
•With the American victory, the Fench joined the war on the colonists side.
•The British surrendered over 6,00 troops at Saratoga, New York.
•October, 1777
Valley Forge
•Winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
•The colonists were freezing and starving.
•Winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
•Over 2,500 American troops perished.
•The colonists were freezing and starving.
•Winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
War in the West and South
•1778-1780
War in the West and South
•The patriots captured over 1,000 of Cornwallis’s men
•1778-1780
War in the West and South
•Even though the British won, they suffered so many losses they were forced to retreat
•The patriots captured over 1,000 of Cornwallis’s men
•1778-1780
War in the West and South
Yorktown
•October 6th, 1781
Yorktown
•Over 16,000 patriot troops surrounded Yorktown
•October 6th, 1781
Yorktown
•General Cornwallis surrendered over 8,000 troops
•Over 16,000 patriot troops surrounded Yorktown
•October 6th, 1781
Yorktown
•General Cornwallis surrendered over 8,000 troops
•Over 16,000 patriot troops surrounded Yorktown
•October 6th, 1781
Yorktown
•This marked the end of the Revolutionary War