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The American Revolution Independence! Chapter 4, Section 4 Pages 135 - 139

Building Background As the war moved to the South, American forces encountered new problems. They suffered several major defeats. But American resistance in the southern colonies was strong. Backwoods fighters confused and frustrated the British army.

War in the South The war was not going the way the British had planned. The northern colonies, with their ragged, scrappy fighters, proved to be extremely tough. The British hoped to find support from the large Loyalist population living in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia. The British planned to free enslaved Africans and enlist them as British soldiers.

Brutal Fighting The fighting in the South pitted American Patriots directly against the Loyalists. The British also destroyed crops, farm animals, and other property as they marched through the South. Georgia, the last colony to join the Revolution, was the first to fall to the British. The next major target was the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The British easily took control of the city in May 1780.

A Failed Attack In August 1780, Patriot forces lead by Horatio Gates tried to drive the British out of Camden, SC. The attack was poorly executed. Gates had only half as many soldiers as he had planned for, and most were tired and hungry. In the heat of the battle, many panicked and ran away. The Patriot offensive quick fell apart.

Guerrilla Warfare The southern Patriots switched to swift hit-and-run attacks known as guerrilla warfare. No Patriot was better for this style of fighting than Francis Marion (known as the Swamp Fox). Marion’s men used surprise attacks to disrupt British communication and supply lines. Despite their great efforts, the British could not catch Marion and his men.

Battle of Yorktown In early 1781 the war was going badly for the Patriots. They were low on money to pay the soldiers and to buy supplies. The help that they received from foreign nations did not bring a quick end to the war. The morale of the Patriots took another blow when Benedict Arnold, once a hero, turned traitor.

Battle of Yorktown Regrouped under Nathanael Green, the Continental Army began harassing British General Charles Cornwallis in the Carolinas. Hoping to stay in communication with the British navy, Cornwallis moved his army of 7,200 men to Yorktown, Virginia. General Washington saw a chance to trap Cornwallis at Yorktown. He ordered the Marquis de Lafayette to block Cornwallis’s escape by land.

Battle of Yorktown Washington then combined his 2,500 men with the 4,000 soldiers commanded by Comte de Rochambeau. Washington then led the combined force to cut off any other escape routes. Meanwhile a French naval fleet seized control of the Chesapeake Bay, preventing the British ships from rescuing Cornwallis’s stranded army.

Battle of Yorktown Facing near-certain defeat, On October 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered to Washington. The Patriots took some 8,000 British prisoners – the largest British army in America. The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. Prime Minister Lord North received notification of the defeated and declared, “It is all over!”

After Yorktown After Yorktown, only a few small battles took place. Lacking the money to pay for a new army, Great Britain entered into peace talks with America.

Treaty of Paris (1783) Delegates took more than two years to come to a peace agreement. In the Treaty of Paris (1783), Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. The treaty also set American’s borders. A separate treaty between Britain and Spain returned Florida to the Spanish.