Winning Independence
The American Revolutionary War
Nathan Hale
Hale spied on the British ,as a dutch school teacher. When the British discovered he was a spy ,he was hanged. His last words were "I only regret that I but one life to lose for my country".
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Also called "Molly Pitcher. She earned the name by carrying fresh water to American troops during the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey in 1778. When her husband was wounded ,she took his place in battle helping to load the cannons.She stayed beside the cannons for the rest of the battle.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
He traveled from Poland to work for the Continental Army. He built walls for defense during the Battle of Saragota,and he helped design the plans for a fort at West Point , New York. Without his help , the army's defenses would have been weaker.
The War in the South
- The British had captured many cities in the North including Philadelphia and New York City
- They hoped to defeat the Americans in the South before French soldiers could arrive .
- They also knew many Loyalists lived in the South and they hoped for Loyalist support
- Savannah,Georgia was Britain's first target
- On November 25,1778 about 3,500 soldiers landed near the town
- Early in 1780 ,they moved north to Charles town ,later known as Charleston,South Carolina
- Early in 1781 , Bendict Arnold a Continental General became a traitor and give the British plans to the American fort at West Point ,New York. But they discovered Arnold's plan.
- General Nathanel Greene told his soldiers not to give up .He said "We fight,get beat,rise,and fight again.
- American won at Cowpens,South Carolina.
- The Americans and British fought a fierce battle at Guliford Courthouse in March 1781,but the British didn't win.
Victory at Yorktown
- took place at Yorktown,Virginia ,1781
- Both French and Continental soldiers marched south to surround
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