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The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the political American Revolution...

Timeline of Events

1778

7.4.1778

American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.

11.11.1778

Cherry Valley Massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.

12.29.1778

American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot.

1779

6.1.1779

Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.

7.16.1779

American Revolutionary War: light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.

1780

5.12.1780

American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

5.29.1780

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed.

9.21.1780

American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

10.2.1780

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

10.16.1780

Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont are the last major raids of the American Revolutionary War.

1781

1.5.1781

American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.

1.17.1781

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens

3.15.1781

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Courthouse

9.5.1781

Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War.

9.28.1781

American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.

12.12.1781

American Revolutionary War: Second Battle of Ushant

1782

8.19.1782

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks

11.30.1782

American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris — In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).

1783

2.3.1783

American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence.

11.25.1783

American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

1784

1.14.1784

American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

1794

11.19.1794

The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

1798

7.11.1798

The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.

1825

6.4.1825

French American Revolutionary War General Lafayette speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.

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