CHRONOLOGY

1777

  • – Ambush at Oriskany; Americans hold Fort Stanwix.

1777–1778

  • – Continental army winters at Valley Forge.

1778

  • – France signs treaty with America.

1779

  • – Americans destroy Iroquois villages in New York.
  • – Militias attack Cherokee settlements in North Carolina.
  • – Americans take Forts Kaskaskia and Vincennes.