Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War Timeline

December 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party.
April 19, 1775 Gage seizes military supplies at Concord. Battle of Lexington.
May 10, 1775 Capture by Colonists of forts and arsenals at Ticonderoga.
June 15, 1775 Washington appointed Commander-in-Chief by Congress.
June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. British occupy Boston
July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence. The Colonies become the United States of America
August 27, 1776 Battle of Long Island. Many Patriot prisoners taken by the British.
December 25 to January 3, 1776-77 Crossing of the Delaware and Battles of Trenton and Princeton. Brilliant American Victories.
December 19, 1777 Encampment at Valley Forge for the Winter.
February 6, 1778 Treaty of Alliance and Commerce with France.
June 19, 1778 Evacuation of Valley Forge Winter Quarters.
June 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth. British retire under cover of night.
December 29, 1778 Savannah taken by the British.
1779 Lafayette goes to France to plead for help.
September 1779 John Paul Jones captures man-of-war near English coast.
August 16, 1780 Gates defeated by Cornwallis near Camden, South Carolina.
October 19, 1781 Cornwallis trapped at Yorktown. He surrenders.
September 3, 1783 Treaty of Peace of Paris.

William Dillman, b ca 1748-50 in VA; died after 1786 in GA. His wife was Mary Farrow - Public Service from SC.
John Dillman, b 1751 in MD; died 1830 in GA. His wife was Sarah Eggerton. He was a Pvt from NC.
John Dillman, b 20 April 1734 in VA; died 1811 in NC. His wife was Mary Simmons. Colonial and Civil service from NC.
John Dillman, b 1736 in VA; died 1787 in VA. His wife was Millicent White. Public Service from VA.
A William Dillman received BLW #9264 for 100 acres of land on 7 Oct 1891 for service as a Pvt. in the PA Line. No other information.