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| 1776 |
| | George Washington defeats the British at Trenton at a psychologically important moment in the course of the war | |
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| 1777 |
| | Congress adopts a new flag for independent America – the stars and stripes | |
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| 1777 |
| | George Washington, heavily defeated in a battle at Brandywine, is forced to relinquish Philadelphia to the British | |
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| 1777 |
| | The American general Horatio Gates captures the army of General Burgoyne near Saratoga | |
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| 1777 |
| | The US Congress agrees the final version of the Articles of Confederation, defining the terms on which states join the Union | |
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| 1778 |
| | Benjamin Franklin persuades the French to sign a Treaty of Alliance, committing France to the US cause | |
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| 1778 |
| | France, joining the American colonies in their fight against Britain, sends a large fleet across the Atlantic | |
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| 1778 |
| | The American naval hero John Paul Jones makes successful raids around the coasts of Britain | |
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| 1778 |
| | The British rapidly abandon Philadelphia on news of the expected arrival of a French fleet | |
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| 1778 |
| | The British adopt a new policy in the south, landing in Georgia and capturing much of South Carolina | |
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