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American Revolution (1775 - 1783)
 
Date(s):   1775 - 1783
 
Description:  
      Thirteen colonies of North America won their independence from Great Britain and went on to form the United States of America. The conflict started in April 1775 in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord. On July 4, 1776 the colonies issued their Declaration of Independence. After the decisive victory by American forces at Saratoga, the French joined forces with the Americans. Great Britain's defeat at Yorktown ended the fighting in North America.
 
Principal Battles:  
     
1775  Lexington and Concord (18 Apr 1775)     British retreated to Boston
1775  Fort Ticonderoga (10 May 1775)    
1775  Bunker Hill (17 Jul 1775)     British victory
1776  Harlem Heights (16 Sep 1776)    
1776  Valcour Island (11 Oct 1776)    
1776  White Plains (28 Oct 1776)    
1776  Trenton (26 Dec 1776)    
1777  Princeton (2 Jan 1777)    
1777  Oriskany (6 Aug 1777)    
1777  Brandywine (11 Sep 1777)    
1777  Saratoga Campaign (19 Sep 1777)    
1777  Germantown (4 Oct 1777)    
1779  Savannah ( Sep 1779)    
1779  Flamborough Head (23 Sep 1779)     John Paul Johns defeats the British
1780  Charleston ( Mar 1780)    
1780  Camden (16 Aug 1780)    
1781  Cowpens (17 Jan 1781)    
1781  Guilford Courthouse (15 Mar 1781)    
1781  Hobkirk's Hill (25 Apr 1781)    
1781  Chesapeake Bay (5 Sep 1781)    
1781  Eutaw Springs (8 Sep 1781)    
1781  Yorktown (Siege of) (6 Oct 1781)    
1782  Battle of the Saintes (17 Apr 1782)    


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