1765    American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.

1772    American Revolutionary War: Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren form the first Committee of Correspondence.

1773    Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Company's tea ships are set ablaze at the old seaport of Annapolis, Maryland.

1774    American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.

1775    American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

1775    American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" – at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.

1775    American Revolutionary War: The war begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

1775    American Revolutionary War: the Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.

1775    American Revolutionary War: Fort Ticonderoga is captured by a small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold.

1775    American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada.

1775    American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.

1775    American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

1775    American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill

1775    American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1775    American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.

1775    American Revolutionary War: Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton.

1775    American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.

1776    The American War of Independence: The Americans capture Dorchester Heights dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.

1776    American Revolutionary War: attle of Trois-Rivières

1776    American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.

1776    American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.

1776    American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

1776    American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.

1776    American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

1776    American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.

1776    American Revolutionary War: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton.

1777    American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey

1777    American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present day Vermont) declares its independence.

1777    Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.

1777    American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

1777    American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

1777    American Revolutionary War: iege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777)|Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

1777    American Revolutionary War: Battle of Hubbardton.

1777    American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.

1777    American Revolutionary War: during the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

1777    American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.

1777    American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.

1777    American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

1778    American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.

1778    American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1778    American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.

1778    Cherry Valley Massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.

1778    American Revolutionary War: 3,500 British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia without firing a shot.

1779    Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, is court-martialed for malfeasance.

1779    American Revolutionary War: light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.

1780    American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

1780    American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed.

1780    American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

1780    John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

1780    Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont are the last major raids of the American Revolutionary War.

1781    American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.

1781    American Revolutionary War: attle of Cowpens

1781    American Revolutionary War: attle of Guilford Courthouse

1781    Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War.

1781    American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.

1781    American Revolutionary War: econd Battle of Ushant

1782    American Revolutionary War: attle of Blue Licks

1782    American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris — In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).

1783    American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence.

1783    American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

1784    American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

1794    The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

1798    The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.

1825    French American Revolutionary War General Lafayette speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.