Tracy's History Facts

• The American Revolutionary War Time Line 1766-1783
• 1766-1774
• 08 March 1766:Repeal of Stamp Act.
• 05 March 1770:Boston Massacre.
• 09 June 1772:Burning of the Gaspé.
• 16 December 1773:Boston Tea Party.
• 05 September to 6 October 1774: 1st Continental Congress.
• 1775
• 18 April:Paul Revere's Ride.
• 19 April:Fight at Lexington and Concord:Captain John Parker(American); Captain, John Pitcairn(British).
• 10 May 1775 to 3 March 1789:2nd Continental Congress.
• 10 May:Capture of Ticonderoga:Ethan Allen,(American) and Captian Delaplace(British).
• 12 May:Capture of Crown Point:Seth Warner,(American)
• 17 June:Battle of Bunker Hill:William Prescott,(American)and Governor, Thomas Gage,(British)
• 03 July:Washington assumes command of the Continental Army at Boston.
• July 1775 to March 1776:Siege of Boston:George Washington,(American) Sir William Howe,(British)
• September to December 1775:American Invasion of Canada:Richard Montgomery,(American)and Sir Guy Carleton(British).
• 12 November:Capture of Montreal:General Richard Montgomery,(American)and Sir Guy Carleton,(British).
• 1776
• 17 March:British evacuate Boston.
• 04 July:Declaration of Independence adopted by Continental Congress in Philadlphia.
• 27 April:Battle of Long Island, New York:George Washington(American)and Sir William Howe,(British).
• 15 September:Occupation of New York City by the British.
• 16 September:Battle of Harlem Heights:George Washington,(American)and Sir William Howe,(British).
• 22 September:Execution of Nathan Hale"Give me Liberty or Give me Death", American, executed as a spy.
• 11-13 October:Naval Battle on Lake Champlain.Benedict Arnold, (American), Sir Guy Carleton,(British).
• 16 November:Loss of Fort Washington, New York:Col.Robert Magaw(American)and Sir William Howe,(British).
• November thru December:Washington's retreat through New Jersey.
• 25 December:Washington crosses the DELWARE RIVER.
• 26 December:Battle of Trenton, New Jersey:George Washingtion(American)and Johan G. Rall,(British).
• 1777
• 03 January:Battle of Princeton, New Jersey:George Washington,(American) and Lt. Col.Mawhood,(British).
• 25-26 April:British raid and burn Danbury:Benedict Arnold,, Danid Wooster,(American)andCol. William Tryon,(British).
• 06 July:Americans evacuate Ticonderorga:Arthur St. Clair,(American).
• 04-22 August:Siege of Fort Stanwix, New York:Peter Gansevort,(American)and Barry St. Leger,(British).
• 11 September:Battle of Brandywine, Pennslyvania:George Washington(American) and Sir William Howe,(British).
• 18 September:Continental Congress flees Philadiphia to York, Pennsylvania.
• 21 September:The Paoli Massacre, Pennsylvania:Anthony Wayne,,(American) and General Grey,(British).
• 25 September:British occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 04 October:Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania:George Washington,(American) and Sir William Howe(British).
• 06 October:British capture Fort Montgomery and Clinton, New York on the Hudson: James Clinton,(American)and Henry Clinton,(British).
• 17 October:Surrender of the British Army at Saratoga, New York, by Sir John Burgoyne.
• 15 November:Articles of Confederation submitted to the States for ratification.
• 19 December to 17 June 1778:Washington's army encamped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
• 1778
• January:Exposure of the Conway Cabal seeking removal of Washington from command of American Army.
• 06 February:Franco-American treaty of alliamce signed in Paris.
• 18 June:British evacuate Philadelphia.
• 28 June:Battle fo Monmouth, New Jersey:George Washington,(American)and Sir Henry Clinton,(British).
• 04 July:Wyoming, Pennsylvania Massacre:Col.Zetulon Butler,(American) and Col.John Butler,(British).
• 04 July-12 August:Court Martial of General Carles Lee for conduct at Battle of Monmouth.
• 11 July:Arrival of French Fleet under Comte d´Estainy off Sandy Hook, New York.
• 08-11 August:Seige of Newport, Rhode Island:George Washington,(American) and Sir Henry Howe,(British).
• 11 November:Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania Massacre by Indians led by Joseph Brant(British).
• 29 December:Capture of Savannah, Georgia by British:General Robert Howe,(American) and Lieut.Col.Archibald Campbell,(British).
• 1779
• 29 January:British conquest of Georgia completed:General, Robert Howe,(American) and Lieut. Col.Archibald Campbell,(British).
• 24 FebruaryCapture of Vincennes, Indiana:George Rogers,(American) and Henry Hamilton(British).
• 03 March:Battle of Briar Creek, Georgia:John Ashe,(American) and Lieut. Col. Prevost,(British).
• 05 July:Plundering and burning of New Haven, Connecticut by, British led by Governor William Tryon.
• 16 July:Storming of Stony Point, New York:Anthony Wayne,(American) and Lieut.Col.Henry Johnson,(British).
• 23 September:Maval action, "Bon Homme Richard" and "Serapis": John Paul Jones,(American)and Richard Pearson,(British).
• 29 September thru 9 October:American Seige of Savannah, Georgia: Benjamin Lincoln,(American) and Sir James Wright,(British).
• 09 October:American assault at Savannah and death of Pulaski: Lincoln,(American) and James Wright,(British).
• 1780
• 10 Aril thru 12 May:British Seige of Charleston, South Carolina: Benjamin Lincoln,(American)and Sir Henry Clinton,(British).
• 12 May:American Surrender of Charleston, South Carolina.
• 10 July:Arrival of French Troops under Rochambeau at Newport, Rhode Island.
• 25 July:General Horatio Gates assumes command of American Army in the South.
• 06 August:Battle fo Hanging Rock, South Carolina:Thomas Sumter,(American) and Banastre Tarleton,(British).
• 16 August:Battle of Camden, South Carolina:Horatio Gates,,(American) and Lord Cornwallis,(British).
• 21 September:BENEDICT ARNOLD'S, accused of Treason.
• 02 October:Execution of John André, British at Tappen, New York, as a spy.
• 04 December:General Nathanial Greene assumes command of the American Army in the South.
• 1782
• 11 July:British evacuate Savannah, Georgia.
• 30 November:Perliminary Treaty of Peace between United States and Great Britian signed in Paris.
• 14 December:British evacuate Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1783
• March:The Newburgh Addresses to Congress.
• 03 September:Definitive Treaty of Peace between United States and Great Britian signed in Paris.
• 25 November:British evacuate New York City.
• 02 December:Washington delivers his Farewell Address to his Officers in Fraunce's Tavern, New York City.
• 23 December:Washington resigns as Commander in Chief of the American Army.

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