Jan 3: Washington victorious at Princeton (New Jersey)
Apr 27: Benedict Arnold’s troops force a British retreat
at Ridgefield, Connecticut
Jun 14: “Flag Resolution”—13 stripes and thirteen stars (in a circle)
Jul 5: American General St. Clair surrenders Fort Ticonderoga to the British
Jul 27: General Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia
Sep 11: The British win the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
Sep 20: Paoli Massacre: British General Howe routs forces of American Anthony Wayne at Paoli, Pennsylvania
Sep 26: The British under Howe occupy Philadelphia
Oct 4: Americans repulsed by British at Battle of Germantown (Pennsylvania)
Oct 17: British General Burgoyne surrenders to American General Gates at Saratoga, NY
Dec 19: Washington’s army retires to winter headquarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania