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Timelines of the American Revolution
1781
January 17 - Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina.
Brig. General Daniel Morgan defeats Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
February 25 - Pyle's Hacking Match; Haw River, North Carolina.
Lt. Colonel Henry Lee surprises and massacres Tory militia.
March 15 - Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.
Lt. General Charles Cornwallis defeats Maj. General Nathanael Greene.
March 16 - First Battle of the Capes.
British and French fleets battle at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. The British hold the bay.
March 22-May 9 - Siege of Pensacola, Florida
Spanish Governor of Louisiana Don Bernardo de Gálvez captures the city.
April 15 - Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina.
Lord Rowdon defeats Maj. General Nathanael Greene.
June 4 - Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton raids Charlottesville, Virginia, nearly capturing Governor Thomas Jefferson.
August 1 - Lt. General Charles Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia.
September 5 - Second Battle of the Capes.
The French maintained control of Chesapeake Bay.
September 8 - Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina.
Lt. Colonel Alexander Stewart defeats Maj. General Nathanael Greene.
October 19 - End of the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia.
Lt. General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington.
November 18 - British evacuate Wilmington, North Carolina.
November 30 - Preliminary treaty recognizing American independence is signed.
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