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The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
November 14, 1775: Virginia: British victory [14] Siege of Savage's Old Fields: November 19–21, 1775: South Carolina: American insurgent victory - defeat of British loyalist force [15] Battle of Great Bridge: December 9, 1775: Virginia: American victory: Lord Dunmore's loyalist force is defeated [16] Snow Campaign: December 1775: South Carolina
The Invasion of Quebec (June 1775 – October 1776, French: Invasion du Québec) was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to seize the Province of Quebec (part of modern-day Canada) from Great Britain , and persuade French-speaking ...
Spending most of the war with the Main Army under Washington, he was captured during the Battle of Long Island in 1776 and not long after that, exchanged for Montfort Browne. He also served with distinction in numerous battles in New Jersey. He died in 1783 shortly before the end of the war. Thomas Mifflin: Feb. 19, 1777 to Feb. 25, 1779.
A People's Army: Massachusetts Soldiers & Society in the Seven Years War. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4576-9. Bradford, Charles H (1996). The Battle Road: Expedition to Lexington and Concord. Eastern National. ISBN 1-888213-01-9. Burke, Edmund (1775). Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, March 22, 1775
1775 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1775th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 775th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1775, the ...
A resolution calling for an end to the war was introduced on December 12, and failed to pass by a single vote. [153] Lord Germain was dismissed in early 1782, and the North administration fell shortly afterward. [154] Peace negotiations followed, and the war was formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. [150]
The Continental Army, which had invaded Quebec in September 1775, suffered a severe blow in the disastrous attack on Quebec City on New Year's Eve in 1775. Following that loss, Benedict Arnold and the remnants of the army besieged Quebec until May 1776. [7] Early on May 6, three Royal Navy ships sailed into Quebec Harbour.