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| 1774 | Battle of Lexington Great Britain Dartmouth |  |
| 18th April Concord Sends soldiers to capture a military store, they are intercepted by "minute men" |
| 18th April Lexington The first shots of the American war of Independence are fired |
| 1775 | Battle of Bunker Hill Great Britain Gage, Thomas | |
| 17th June Bunker Hill British victory during a siege of American rebels in Boston |
| 19th April Lexington Uses troops to seize military stores & precipitates the Battle of Lexington |
| London Resigns after the battle of Bunker Hill as Governor of Massachusetts |
| 1776 | Alliance Great Britain Howe, William | |
| 7th 17 Nova Scotia Leads a British force to join a loyalist army of 1,000 for a trip to Nova Scotia |
| 29th Aug Long Island The Patriots are defeated by the Loyalists under General Howe |
| 1776 | Budget Great Britain North, Frederick | |
| London Raises land tax to four shillings to help pay for the American War of Independence |
| 1776 | Capture of New York Great Britain Howe, William | |
| 15th Sep New York The British occupy New York |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Demands revocation of the Declaration of Independence |
| 11th Sep Staten Island Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island |
| 1776 | Siege of New Jersey Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| New Jersey Drives Wasington out of New Jersey |
| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine Creek Great Britain Howe | |
| 11th Sep Brandywine Creek Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia |
| 1778 | Battle of Levant Great Britain Jervis, John | |
| 27th July Levant Commands the Foudroyant |
| 1778 | Battle of Plymouth Great Britain Clinton, Henry | |
| 28th June Plymouth Fights General Washington to a stand off |
| 1778 | Declaration of War Great Britain North, Frederick | |
| France declares war on Britain & sends an army to nth America |
| 1778 | General Great Britain Clinton, Henry | |
| 8th May London Appointed Commander of the British forces in America |
| 1778 | Peace Great Britain North, Frederick | |
| 17th June London Congress rejects offers of a British Peace Commission & insists on independence |
| 1780 | Battle of Camdem Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 16th Aug Camdem Defeats an American force led by General Gates |
| 16th Aug Camden Defeats an American force led by General Gates |
| 1780 | Battle of Camden Great Britain Kalb, Johann De | |
| 16th Aug Camden The Continentals, led by de Kalb, are defeated |
| 1780 | Battle of Cape St Vincent Great Britain Rodney | |
| 16th Jan Cape Vincent Gibraltar is relieved by the British, all but four of the Spanish fleet are destroyed |
| 1780 | Battle of King's Mount Great Britain Ferguson, Patrick | |
| 7th Oct King's Mount Defeat causes Cornwallis to postpone his invasion of Carolina |
| 7th Oct King's Mount Defeated & killed by American forces led by Shelby & Campbell |
| 1780 | Battle of Moonlight Great Britain Rodney | |
| 16th Jan Gibraltar Defeats the Spanish during their siege of Gibraltar |
| Feb St Eustatius Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of Eustatius, cripples the USAcontrabrand trade |
| Feb St Martin Captures the Dutch Carribean Island of St Martin, cripples the USAcontrabrand trade |
| 1780 | Commander Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Appointed Commander of the South |
| 1780 | Declaration of War Great Britain North, Frederick | |
| 20th Dec Declares War on the Netherlands |
| 1780 | Siege of Charleston Great Britain Arbuthnot, Marriot | |
| 11th Feb Charleston 11 Feb-12 May, the British capture Charles ton & Carolina then enforce conscription |
| 1781 | Battle of Dunes, The Great Britain Graves, Thomas | |
| 9th Sep Dunes The British leave the sea near Chesapeake to the French & Graves returns to New York |
| 1781 | Battle of Guildford Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 15th Mar Guildford Despite victory Cornwallis cannot hold Georgia & the Carolinas |
| 6th July Jamestown Ford Defeats General Lafayette at James town Ford, Virginia |
| 1781 | Battle of Porto Praya Great Britain Johnstone, George | |
| 16th April Porto Praya Defeated by the Dutch on his way to attack the Dutch colony of Cape of Good Hope |
| 1781 | Battle of Yorktown Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence |
| Washington Washington allows 2 days for written peace proposals but insists on complete surrender |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Surrenders 7,000 soldiers ending the American Revolution & the War of Independence |
| 1782 | Capture of Pegase Great Britain Jervis, John | |
| 19th April Captures the French ship of the line, Pegase |
| 1782 | Peace Great Britain North, Frederick | |
| 5th Mar London Parliament enacts Legislation empowering the Crown to negotiate peace with the US |
| 24th Feb London Parliament votes to abandon the American War of Independence |
| 27th Feb Resigns after Britain's defeat |
| 1782 | Treaty of Paris Great Britain Watson-Wentworth | |
| Paris Commences peace negotiations |
| 1783 | Capture of Mississippi Great Britain Petty, William | |
| 15th April Mississippi Britain relinquishes all land east of the Mississippi |
| Versailles The USA has its independence recognized by the treaty of Versailles |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies |
| 4th Feb London Parliament proclaims an end to all hostilities in nth America |
| 1783 | Peace Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 4th Feb Proclaims an end to British hostilities in America |
| 3rd Sep Florida Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes Florida to Spain |
| 1783 | Rule of Gibraltar Great Britain Petty, William | |
| Gibraltar Under the treaty of Versailles Gibraltar is renounced by Spain & returned to Britain |
| 30th Nov St Lucia Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes St Lucia to France |
| 30th Nov Tobago Under the treaty of Paris Britain cedes Tobago to France |
| 30th Nov West Indies In the Treaty of Paris Britain is awarded the West Indies |
| 30th Nov Versailles Britain regains the West Indies |
| 30th Nov Versailles France regains St Lucia, Tobago & the East Indies |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris cedes Florida to Spain |
| 30th Nov Versailles The treaty of Paris recognizes the independence of the 13 American colonies |
| 1783 | Treaty of Paris Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 3rd Sep Versailles Britain signs a Peace Pact with France & Spain at Versailles , ceding Florida to Spain |
| 3rd Sep Versailles The treaty of Paris is signed by Britain & the US, formally ending the war |
| 1783 | Treaty of Versailles Great Britain Petty, William | |
| Versailles The USA has its independence recognized by the treaty of Versailles |
| London Under the treaty of Versailles Gibraltar is renounced by Spain & returned to Britain |
| 1784 | Budget Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Puts Government contracts out to competitive tender |
| Rises taxes, e.g. window tax, & creates a sinking fund |
| 14th Jan Paris The USACongress ratifies the treaty of Paris |
| 14th Jan The USACongress ratifies the treaty of Paris |
