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1778

  • British take Savannah, Georgia.

1780

  • British lay siege to Charleston, South Carolina.

  • French army arrives in Newport, Rhode Island.

  • British win battle of Camden.

  • Benedict Arnold exposed as traitor.

  • Americans win battle of King's Mountain.

1781

  • British forces invade Virginia.

  • French blockade Chesapeake Bay.

  • Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown.

1783

  • Treaty of Paris ends war.