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July 4, 1776, Congress formally endorses the Declaration of Independence.

December 25th and 26th, 1776, George Washington takes 2400 troops across the Delaware River.

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Washington organizes a surprise raid on British - Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey.

Hessians surrender and Washington re-occupies Trenton.

June 14, 1777, Congress mandates a flag for the United States consisting of 13 stars and 13 red and white stripes.

July 27, 1777, Marquis de Lafayette is appointed as general by the Continental Congress.

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August 1, 1777, Americans first major victory of the Revolutionary War is won at the Battle of Saratoga.

General Horatio Gates and General Benedict Arnold defeat General Burgoyne.

October 17, 1777, General Burgoyne and his army surrender to the Americans led by General Gates.

December 17, 1777, the Continental Army led by Washington set up winter quarters at Valley Forge.

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July 3, 1778, American settlers in the Wyoming Valley of northern Pennsylvania are massacred by British loyalists and Indians.

December 29, 1778, British capture Savannah and a month later they capture Augusta.

From April 1st to 30th, 1779, American troops attack Chickamauga Indian Villages in retaliation of the Indian attacks on the colonial settlements.

May 10, 1779, British troops burn Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia.

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August 14, 1779, a peace plan is approved by Congress. Stipulations include:

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Complete British evacuation from America

Free navigation on the Mississippi.

October 17, 1779, Washington sets up quarters at Morristown, New Jersey.

Troops suffer another harsh winter.

Troops suffer from low morale, desertions are high and there are many mutiny attempts.

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December 26, 1779, British sail from New York and head toward Charleston, South Carolina.

April 8, 1780, the British attack Charleston.

May 6, 1780, the British capture Fort Moultrie in Charleston.

May 12, 1780, America suffers the worst defeat of the Revolutionary War when the British capture Charleston.

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June 23, 1780, American forces defeat the British in the Battle of Springfield.

September 28, 1781, General Washington begins siege against Yorktown.

October 17, 1781, as Yorktown is about to be taken, the British send out a flag of truce.