Timeline
1775- George Washington assumes command of the army outside Boston.
1776- British evacuate Boston.
1777- British capture Fort Ticonderoga
1778- The U.S. and France becomes allies.
1779- Spain declares war on Great Britain
- British burned Fairfield and Norwalk.
1780- British captured Charlestown, SC.
1781- General Cornwallis officially surrenders at Yorktown, VA.
1782- Washington establishes the Badge of Military Merit, known as the Purple Heart.
1783- Washington addresses the Newburgh conspiracy and discontent in the continental army.