Benjamin Franklin http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/brumidi/franklin.cfm

Major General Artemus Ward http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~robertkl/wwardbook/illustr.html

Major General Charles Lee http://www.generalatomic.com/AmericanHistory/washingtons_retreat.html

Major General Israel Putnam http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Image:Israel-putnam-portrait.jpg

Major General Nathanael Greene http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm

Major General Thomas Mifflin http://www.artnet.de/Galleries/Artwork_detail.asp?gid=529&aid=654169&wid=424141059&source=artist&rta=http://www.artnet.de

Major General John Sullivan http://www.izaak.unh.edu/exhibits/1774/Feud.htm

George Washington by Charles Willson Peale http://www.explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=3292

King George III by Johann Zoffany http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:King_George_III_of_England_by_Johann_Zoffany.jpg

Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/Lossing1/Chap55.html

Major General Nathanael Greene http://www.kentishguards.org/ngreene.htm AmericanPictureLinks.Com

1775 General Putnam leaving the plow http://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/#beg

1775 The first shot at Lexington http://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/#beg

President of the Second Continental Congress John Hancock http://www.federalobserver.com/speeches.php?speech=670

Delagate Colonel George Washington was elected as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/wash-pix/gallery.htm

The Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web01/features/see_it_now/1770.0021.html

1775 The British win at Bunker Hill with great losses http://www.archives.gov/research/american-revolution/pictures/#beg

1775 George Washington takes command at Cambridge http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/cg&csa/CG-Intro-II.htm

General Lord Charles Cornwallis http://www.lawbuzz.com/movies/the_patriot/patriot_ch17.htm

July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence http://www.constitution.org/cs_image.htm

1776 The Declaration of Independence http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/pres/history.html

1776 The Battle of Long Island - Howe's letter http://www.generalatomic.com/AmericanHistory/battle_of_long_island.html

1776 The Battle of Long Island http://www.britishbattles.com/long-island.htm

1776 The Battle of Brooklyn, Washington retreats to Manhattan http://www.whitmanbooks.com/default.aspx?page=81&productid=1003m

1776 The Battle of Harlem Heights http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/photogallery/00/treasures1/images/statue10.jpg

1776 Captain Nathan Hale 1755-1776 http://www.americanrevolution.com/NathanHale.htm AmericanPictureLinks.Com

1776 At the Battle of White Plains the Americans held, and then removed to New Jersey http://www.britishbattles.com/white-plains.htm

1776 The British overcame Fort Washington http://www.britishbattles.com/fort-washington.htm

1776 The British captured Fort Lee and entered New Jersey http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute9w/ftlee/default.htm

1776 Washington retreated to Pennsysvania, then turned and re-crossed the Delaware http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/crossingcilg.html

1776 Washington surprised the British and Hessians in Trenton http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-trenton.htm

1776 The Hessians surrenderd http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-trenton.htm

1776 Washington battled at Princeton then wintered at Morristown http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-princeton.htm

Congress appointed Major General Marquis de Lafayette http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffworld.html

June 14, 1777 Congress mandated a flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/

1777 John Paul Jones was sent to raid the English Coast http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm

1777 Fort Ticonderoga fell to the British General John Burgoyne http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-77.htm

1777 At Brandywine Creek Washington was driven south and the British occupied Philadelphia http://www.britishbattles.com/brandywine.htm

1777 The Americans won a major Victory in Saratoga against Gen. Bergoyne http://www.saratoga.org/battle1777/history.html AmericanPictureLinks.Com

1777 Congress Adopted the Articles of Confederation. When ratified Congress will represent all signing colonies. http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/documents/articles.html

Major General Baron Frederick von Steuben of Prussia is appointed. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/inde/indeoverview.html

1778 After the Battle of Monmouth the British moved north and the Americans returned to Philadelphia http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-monmouth.htm

Delagate Benjamin Franklin was appointed as diplomatic representative in France http://www.delmar.edu/socsci/Faculty/Stone/

1780 Baron Johann, De Kalb died in Battle of Camden, SC, where the Americans suffered a decisive defeat under British General Cornwallis http://www.americanrevolution.com/BattleofCamden.htm

1780 Benedict Arnold was appointed Commander of West Point http://www.benedictarnold.org/

1781 General Daniel Morgan achieved a decisive victory over British Gen. Tarleton at Cowpens, SC. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/indeimg/morgan.html

1781 The Battle of Cowpens http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h46b.html

On March 1, 1781 The Articles of Confederation were ratified by all the colonies and finally, Maryland. This marked the end of the Second Continental Congress and the Beguinning of the Congress of the Confederation. But the war continued. http://www.lewrockwell.com/long/long14.html