Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Independence. 

Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carolinas slipping out of his grasp. 

The Episode That Wouldn't Die.

After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge. 

Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777. 

With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately he would be unable to stop the British from taking Philadelphia in 1777. 

When in the course of human events...

The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New York. 

After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief and laid siege to Boston.

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really super not amused.