Revolutionary War : Revolutionary War : Winning the WarWinning the War

• European HelpEuropean Help

• CornwallisCornwallis

• YorktownYorktown

• Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

European HelpEuropean Help

• By 1778 Europe was sending help to By 1778 Europe was sending help to the revolutionariesthe revolutionaries

• Friedrich von SteubenFriedrich von Steuben– PrussianPrussian– Helped with drill and helped to make the Helped with drill and helped to make the

Continental Army a real armyContinental Army a real army

European Help cont.European Help cont.

• Marquis de LafayetteMarquis de Lafayette– FrenchFrench– Helped to get French support Helped to get French support – Had his own Virginia command by the Had his own Virginia command by the

end of the warend of the war

• 1780 6,000 French troops arrived to 1780 6,000 French troops arrived to help the Colonial army and navyhelp the Colonial army and navy

CornwallisCornwallis

• General Charles CornwallisGeneral Charles Cornwallis• British GeneralBritish General• Took command about 1778Took command about 1778• Took Charles Town, SCTook Charles Town, SC• Began to take most of the SouthBegan to take most of the South• Began to move northBegan to move north• Patriots harassed the advancing British so Patriots harassed the advancing British so

much as they moved to N.C. that the much as they moved to N.C. that the British had to retreat to S.C. British had to retreat to S.C.

Cornwallis cont.Cornwallis cont.

• British victories were costlyBritish victories were costly• Cornwallis fought Nathanial Green @ Cornwallis fought Nathanial Green @

Guileford Court HouseGuileford Court House– Cornwallis won, but lost ¼ of his troopsCornwallis won, but lost ¼ of his troops

• Cornwallis was able to move up into Cornwallis was able to move up into VirginiaVirginia

• Led his troops to YorktownLed his troops to Yorktown• Planned to fortify Yorktown and join up Planned to fortify Yorktown and join up

with reinforcements from Gen. Clinton in with reinforcements from Gen. Clinton in the Norththe North

YorktownYorktown

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• Marquis de Lafayette suggested that Marquis de Lafayette suggested that the French and the American navies the French and the American navies join up to fight Cornwallis @ join up to fight Cornwallis @ YorktownYorktown

• Able to lay siege to Yorktown with Able to lay siege to Yorktown with troops and ships.troops and ships.

YorktownYorktown

• Siege lasted three weeksSiege lasted three weeks

• Cornwallis surrendered October 17, Cornwallis surrendered October 17, 17811781

• Cornwallis didn’t show up at the Cornwallis didn’t show up at the surrendersurrender– Sent a subordinate, Gen. Charles O’Hara Sent a subordinate, Gen. Charles O’Hara

to hand over Cornwallis’ swordto hand over Cornwallis’ sword

Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

• Peace talks began in Paris, 1782Peace talks began in Paris, 1782

• Great Britain, Spain, France, and America Great Britain, Spain, France, and America involvedinvolved– Spain wanted land between the Mississippi Spain wanted land between the Mississippi

River and Appalachian Mts.River and Appalachian Mts.– G.B. wanted to avoid independence for G.B. wanted to avoid independence for

AmericaAmerica– France wanted to help Americans, but also France wanted to help Americans, but also

feared herfeared her

Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

• American NegotiatorsAmerican Negotiators– Ben FranklinBen Franklin– John AdamsJohn Adams– John JayJohn Jay

• Signed Sept. 1783Signed Sept. 1783• U.S. went from the Atlantic to U.S. went from the Atlantic to

Mississippi. River, from Canada to Mississippi. River, from Canada to Florida borderFlorida border