-
Commander Washington
George Washington was just elected Commander or the Continental Army. Because they were only enlisted for 1 year his army never grew over 17,000 men
Photo URL:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Gilbert_Stuart_Williamstown_Portrait_of_George_Washington.jpg -
Crossing the Delaware
Late at night On the 25th of December George Washington rowed his men across the Delaware river to surprise attack the Hessians at Hessians -
Alliance
France signed two alliances with the US. This alliance sent supplies that the Continental Army needed -
Surprise Attack
Because of the floods they caught the British at Vincennes by surprise. George Rogers Clark pretended to have a lager army than it really was
Photo URL:https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/37c36930-aaf0-4b8f-93e1-7f909d16cac3_l.jpg -
Catured
British army led by General Henry Clinton trapped American soldiers in South Carolina. Americans lost about 5000 men. -
Bad Conditions
General Gates's army ran into British in Camden and because of the bad conditions they were in they ran away and suffered loss.
