Washington headquarters at West Point,New York & Fairfield,Connecticut is raided & burned by British скачать в хорошем качестве

Washington headquarters at West Point,New York & Fairfield,Connecticut is raided & burned by British

#AncientAmerica #DidYouKnow🤔 1778 History Timeline: Philip Livingston: 1716-1778 (Signer of the Declaration of Independence) John Morton: 1725-1777 (Signer of the Declaration of Independence) French recognition of American independence is followed by treaties of commerce and alliance, symbolizing the turning point in the war. The British respond to the treaties by sending a Peace Commission with generous terms, but the commission fails to accomplish its mission. General Sir William Howe is relieved of his command, and replaced by Sir Henry Clinton. After Burgoyne's defeat, which shocks all of Europe, Clinton is ordered to organize a new offensive. When he decides to abandon Philadelphia and attempt to reach New York City, Washington dashes out of Valley Forge in pursuit, and the armies meet at Monmouth. In the ensuing battle, the American General Charles Lee initiates a retreat which Washington manages to halt, but not before Clinton extricates his army from battle and continues on to New York. A suspicion of treason on the part of General Lee is current. The British stir up Indians and Loyalists all along the frontier. The Americans, on the other hand, extend their holdings as a result of the expedition conducted by George Rogers Clark. British naval units launch a series of attacks and raids on American coastal cities. By the end of the year it appears that British strategy calls for a new offensive in the southern states. Feb. 6 France and the United States sign two separate treaties, one of alliance and one of amity and commerce. The treaty of alliance is the only one ever to be made in U.S. history. The United States is to be given a free hand in conquering Bermuda and Canada, while the French are to be given a free hand in the West Indies. Mar. 12-13 The state government of Vermont comes into effect, with Thomas Chittenden as governor. It functions independently of the United States. Mar. 16 A British Peace Commission is authorized and given wide powers to negotiate with the Americans. May 4 Congress ratifies both treaties with France. May 8 General Clinton replaces General Howe in command of British forces in America. Clinton plans to evacuate Philadelphia. May 15 George Rogers Clark begins a campaign to take control of the American West and Northwest from the British. He captures Cahokia, a base on the Mississippi River near the present East St. Louis, Illinois. May 30 British instigators encourage Loyalists and Indians to launch a campaign of terror along the American frontier, resulting in the burning of Cobleskill, New York, by 300 Iroquois Indians. June 6 The British Peace Commission arrives at Philadelphia. June 18 The British abandon Philadelphia and cross northeastern New Jersey. June 1 General Washington breaks camp at Valley Forge, and sends General Charles Lee ahead to intercept Clinton's army, which is heading for New York City. June 27-28 At Monmouth, New Jersey, Lee catches up with Clinton and engages in combat, then suddenly orders a retreat. Washington is furious, and rides in to take control, narrowly averting a serious defeat. The battle rages on in a disorderly fashion, because the British are also making tactical errors. Clinton finally manages to disengage, and continues on to New York. (Lee is dismissed from the Army in 1780.) July 3 Indians and British Loyalists raid the lush Wyoming Valley of northern Pennsylvania, defeating a makeshift army of settlers, and massacring nearly everyone. July 4 In the West, George Rogers Clark, on a mission for Governor Patrick Henry of Vir-ginia, captures an important British post at Kas-kaskia, at the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi rivers. July 8 Washington establishes headquarters at West Point, New York. July 9 Fairfield, Connecticut, is raided and burned by British naval units. July 10 A large French fleet arrives in American waters. British sea raiders manage to burn Norwalk, Connecticut, before scurrying to various ports as the French fleet approaches. July 20 George Rogers Clark captures Vin- cennes, a British post on the Wabash River. July 21 North Carolina ratifies the Articles of Confederation. July 22 Pennsylvania ratifies the Articles of Confederation. July 24 Georgia ratifies the Articles of Con-federation. Aug. 8 A combined French-American siege of Newport, Rhode Island, fails. The French fleet of 17 ships under command of Count Jean Baptiste d'Estaing is in position and is prepared, but American land forces under General John Sullivan are delayed. By the time they arrive, the French are forced to turn about and face a large British fleet which is approaching Newport. A storm drives the fleets apart before a showdown battle can occur. Sullivan attacks the garrison at Newport but is unsuccessful, and withdraws. Aug. 8 New Hampshire ratifies the Articles of Confederation. Aug. 26 D'Estaing disengages and takes his storm-damaged fleet to Boston for repairs.