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Winning the War

Feb. 1778 – Frederick von Steuben volunteers his services to Washington. Trained Soldiers To: Stand at attention. Execute field maneuvers Fire and reload quickly. Handle Bayonets Result = Effective Fighting Force

Marquis de Lafayette - 20 year old French aristocrat who led a command in Virginia in the last years of the war. Became a close friend of Washington.

-After the Battle of Saratoga the British shifted their forces South and would try to slowly fight their way back north. -After the British capture Charles Town, S.C. Washington orders Nathanael Greene to march south and harass Corwallis.

-Cornwallis fights his way to Virginia. Makes the fatal mistake by setting up camp in Yorktown. -American and French forces attack Cornwallis for 3 weeks. Oct. 17, 1781 – Cornwallis surrenders

Quotes from General Cornwallis: On September 29, Cornwallis assured Clinton, “I . . . have no doubt, if relief arrives in any reasonable time, York and Gloucester will be both in possession of his Majesty’s troops”. Who wrote the quote? __________________________________________________________ Date or time of the quote ________________________________________________________ Important information from quote __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What emotions are they feeling? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

By October 10, though, Cornwallis pleaded that “nothing but a direct move to York River—which includes a successful naval action—can save me. . . . We have lost about seventy of our men and many of our works are considerably damaged . . . we cannot hope to make a very long resistance. P.S. 5 p.m. Since my letter was written [at 12 p.m.] we have lost thirty men.” Who wrote the quote? _______________________________________________________   Date or time of the quote ______________________________________________________ Important information from quote ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What emotions are they feeling? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cornwallis did not show up to the surrender Ceremonies. He did not attend the surrender ceremony because he was not feeling well. – His men tried to surrender to the French, but the French commander forced them to surrender to Washington The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was signed which did the following: – Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation and withdrew all troops • The US territory extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River