Open History Book

The American Revolution

1763 – 1775: The road to war

February to October 1763The Peace of Paris and the Proclamation Line 1764 to 1766The Sugar Act, the Stamp Act and the first congress 1767 to 1770The Townshend duties and the Boston Massacre 16 December 1773The Boston Tea Party March to June 1774The Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act 5 September to 26 October 1774The First Continental Congress

1775 – 1783: The War of Independence

1775

19 April 1775Lexington and Concord 19 April 1775, dawnLexington: the green at dawn 19 April 1775, morningConcord: the North Bridge 19 April 1775, afternoonConcord: the road back to Charlestown May to July 1775Ticonderoga, the Second Congress and Bunker Hill 16 to 17 June 1775Bunker Hill: the redoubt on Breed’s Hill 17 June 1775, afternoonBunker Hill: the first two attacks 17 June 1775, eveningBunker Hill: the third attack September to December 1775The invasion of Canada 31 December 1775, before dawnQuebec: the attack in the snowstorm 31 December 1775Quebec: the barricades of the Lower Town

1776

January to March 1776Common Sense, and the British leave Boston May to November 1776The retreat from Canada and Valcour Island 11 October 1776Valcour Island: the line in the strait 11 to 13 October 1776Valcour Island: the escape 7 June to 4 July 1776The Declaration of Independence 28 June 1776, morningSullivan’s Island: the fleet against the fort 28 June 1776, afternoon and nightSullivan’s Island: the frigates aground August to December 1776New York falls, and the retreat across New Jersey Night of 26 to 27 August 1776Long Island: the night march 27 August 1776, morningLong Island: the flank turned 27 August 1776, about noonLong Island: the Maryland 400 Night of 29 to 30 August 1776Long Island: the crossing to Manhattan 26 December 1776 to 6 January 1777Trenton and Princeton Night of 25 to 26 December 1776Trenton: the crossing 26 December 1776, 8 amTrenton: the attack 26 December 1776, 9 amTrenton: the Hessians surrender 2 January 1777Trenton: Assunpink Creek 3 January 1777Princeton: Mercer and Mawhood

1777

June to October 1777Burgoyne’s campaign and Saratoga 19 September 1777, morningSaratoga: three columns 19 September 1777, afternoonSaratoga: Freeman’s Farm 7 October 1777, afternoonSaratoga: Bemis Heights 7 October 1777, eveningSaratoga: the redoubts 8 to 17 October 1777Saratoga: the surrender August 1777 to June 1778Brandywine, Philadelphia and Valley Forge 11 September 1777, morningBrandywine: the flank march 11 September 1777, 4 pmBrandywine: Birmingham Hill 11 September 1777, eveningBrandywine: Chadds Ford and Dilworth

1778 – 1779

February to August 1778The French alliance, Monmouth and Newport 28 June 1778, morningMonmouth: Lee’s advance 28 June 1778, noonMonmouth: Washington’s line 28 June 1778, afternoonMonmouth: Combs Hill and the parsonage December 1778 to October 1779The war moves south, and west to the Ohio 16 September to 8 October 1779Savannah: the siege 9 October 1779, dawnSavannah: Spring Hill 9 to 17 October 1779Savannah: the repulse June 1779 to May 1781Spain enters the war and takes West Florida 9 to 28 March 1781Pensacola: Gálvez forces the channel April to 7 May 1781Pensacola: the siege lines 8 to 10 May 1781Pensacola: the Crescent explodes

1780 – 1781

May to October 1780Charleston, Camden and Kings Mountain February to April 1780Charleston: Clinton closes in 1 April to 7 May 1780Charleston: the harbour and the neck 11 and 12 May 1780Charleston: the surrender January to March 1781Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and the Articles in force 17 January 1781, dawnCowpens: Morgan’s three lines 17 January 1781, about 7 amCowpens: the militia fall back 17 January 1781, about 8 amCowpens: the double envelopment August to October 1781Yorktown 5 September 1781Yorktown: the battle off the Capes 28 September to 10 October 1781Yorktown: the first parallel 11 to 14 October 1781Yorktown: Redoubts 9 and 10 15 to 19 October 1781Yorktown: the surrender

1782 – 1783

November 1782 to December 1783The Treaty of Paris

1783 – 1790: Confederation and Constitution

1784 to 1787The Confederation years 25 January 1787Springfield: the attack on the arsenal 26 January to 4 February 1787Springfield: Lincoln’s march to Petersham 25 May to 17 September 1787The Philadelphia Convention and the Northwest Ordinance 7 to 18 December 1787Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ratify January to May 1788Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and South Carolina 21 June to 26 July 1788New Hampshire makes nine, then Virginia and New York March to September 1789The first government November 1789 to May 1790North Carolina and Rhode Island complete the thirteen

1790 – 1800: Epilogue

December 1789 to December 1790The Southwest Territory and a site for the capital 1791 to 1792Vermont, the Bill of Rights and Kentucky 1794 to 1800Frontier treaties, Tennessee and the new capital 20 August 1794, morningFallen Timbers: the ambush 20 August 1794Fallen Timbers: the bayonet charge 20 to 26 August 1794Fallen Timbers: the gates of Fort Miami

1763 – 1794

The American Revolution

From the Proclamation Line of 1763 through Lexington, the Declaration and Yorktown to the Constitution and the thirteen ratifications.