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create a timeline of the events in the revolutionary war.
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1775: outbreak of fighting at lexington and concord, declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms by the second continental congress 
1776: declaration of independence, battle of long island 
1777: saratoga, battle of brandywine, battle of philadelphia 
1778: french alliance, battle of monmouth 
1779: siege of savannah 
1780: battle of camden, benedict arnold's treason 
1781: yorktown, treaty of paris
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