Timeline+of+the+America+Revolution



//The Revolutionary War//

 * //**April 19, 1775 -** The Revolutionary War officially begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.//
 * //**May 10, 1775 -** American forces take the British fort at Ticonderoga, New York.//
 * //**June 12, 1775 -** 2nd naval Battle of the American Revolution takes place.//
 * //**June 14, 1775 -** The Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress.//
 * //**June 15, 1775 -** George Washington is appointed to Commander-in-Cheif of the Continental Army.//
 * //**June 17, 1775 -** British troops win the Battle of Breed's Hill.//
 * //**August 22, 1775 -** King George III officially declares a state of open rebellion in the American colonies.//
 * //**November 28, 1775 -** The Continental Navy is established by the Continental Congress.//
 * //**December 22, 1775 -** Esek Hopkins is appointed to Commodore of the Navy.//
 * //**July 4, 1776 -** The United States declares its Independence from Britain (by apporving the **Declaration of Independence**).//
 * //**September 6, 1776 -** The first submarine, the Turtle, is used in Battle in New York Harbor.//
 * //**December 25, 1776 -** American forces cross the Deleware River and attack British forces at Trenton.//
 * //**September 19, 1777 -** American forces win the 1st Battle of Saratoga.//
 * //**December 7, 1777 -** The 2nd Battle of Saratoga begins.//
 * //**December 17, 1777 -** American forces win the 2nd Battle of Saratoga.//
 * //**January 5, 1778 -** Naval mines are used for the 1st time by the Continental Navy.//
 * //**May 4, 1778 -** The Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Alliance with France.//
 * //**July 9, 1778 -** The Continental Congress approves the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**February 5, 1778 -** South Carolina is the 1st State to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**July 21, 1778 -** North Carolina to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**July 22, 1778 -** Pennsylvania to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**July 24, 1778 -** Georgia to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**August 8, 1778 -** New Hampshire to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**November 26, 1778 -** New Jersey to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**May 5, 1779 -** Deleware to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**January 30, 1781 -** Maryland is the 13th State to ratify the **Articles of Confederation**.//
 * //**October 19, 1781 -** American/French forces win the Battle of Yorktown.//
 * //**November 5, 1781 -** John Hanson is elected the 1st President of the United States by the Continental Congress.//
 * //**August 7, 1782 -** Gen. George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart (for soldiers wounded in battle).//
 * //**September 3, 1783 -** The Treaty of Paris 1783 is signed by Britain and the United States, officially ending the Revolutionary War as the United States is recognized as a sovereign nation.//