1778

6 February 1778
France signed a treaty with the Continental Congress which would provide troops, ships and supplies to America.
Philadelphia, PA
18 June 1778
British abandoned Philadelphia and moved to New York.
Monmouth Court House, NJ
28 June 1778
American troops held the field but it was not a clear-cut victory. Dr. Lumpkin writes that this "was the last major set battle between American and British regular forces in the northern theatre of the war."
Kaskaskia, IL
4 July 1778
Town captured by Col. George Rogers Clark.
Savannah, GA.
29 Dec. 1778
The first event of the Southern Campaign.