1. American Revolution Timeline
Date:4/19/1775
Event: Battle of Lexington
Am Leader: John Parker
Br. Leader: John Pitcairn
Activity: First shots of the Am Revolution. British win and advance to Concord.
Date: 5/10/1775
Event: Battle of Ticonderoga
Am Leader: Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen
Br. Leader: William De LaPlace
Activity: Allen in the Green Mtn Boys defeated the British.
Date: 4/19/1775
Event: Battle of Concord
Am Leader: James Barrett
Br. Leader: John Pitcairn and Francis Smith
Activity: First battle of the American Revolution. MA militia force British .

2. American Revolution Timeline
Date: 8/27/1776
Event: Battle of Long Island
Am Leader: Gen. Washington
Br. Leader: Gen. Howe
Activity: Washington was forced to retreat from Manhattan to NJ.
Date: 6/16/1775
Event: Bunker Hill (Breed’s)
Am Leader: Wm Prescott, Joseph Warren
Br. Leader: Gen. Howe
Activity: British advancement was stopped twice, but captured hill on third advance. Colonists ran out of ammunition.
Date: 12/25/1776
Event: Battle of Trenton
Am Leader: Washington
Br. Leader: Johann Rall
Activity: Washington crossed the DE River and surprised the British and Hessians.

3. American Revolution Timeline
Date: Winter
Event: Valley Forge
Am Leader: NA
Br. Leader: NA
Activity: Washington’s troops settled at Valley Forge, PA for the winter.
Date: 9/11/1777
Event: Battle of Brandywine
Am Leader: Washington
Br. Leader: Howe
Activity: Washington is defeated and manage to escape.
Date: 9/19 and 10/7/1777
Event: Battles of Saratoga
Am Leader: Arnold, Gates, Morgan, and Lincoln
Br. Leader: Burgoyne
Activity: Americans force Burgoyne to surrender-turning point of the war.

4. American Revolution Timeline
Date: 9/28-9/19/1781
Event: Battle of Yorktown
Am Leader: Washington
Br. Leader: Cornwallis
Activity: French navy and Am and French soldiers on land surround Cornwallis and force surrender. Last major battle of the war.
Date: 1/17/1781
Event: Battle of Cowpens
Am Leader: Daniel Morgan
Br. Leader: Banastre Tarleton
Activity: Gen Morgan defeats Col. Banastre..
Date: 9/3/1783
Event: Treaty of Paris 1783
Am Leader: NA
Br. Leader: NA
Activity: Officially ended the war and recognized the U.S. an independent country.