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The American Revolution
Warpath of Nations: The Naval Battle That Prevented a Canadian Invasion
After the defeat at Quebec City, a British invasion down the Hudson River seemed inevitable. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold are appointed to construct a navy to stop the British invasion on Lake Champlain. Despite being outnumbered two to one, Gates and Arnold are able to fend off the British force and halt the planned invasion until the following spring.
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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
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Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.