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An Unlikely Victory Group K: Kate #36, Jessica #27, Mary #35, Charlie #19

By St. Mary's Class of 2012

  • The British Capture Savannah, Georgia Mary Sullivan #35

    The British Capture Savannah, Georgia Mary Sullivan #35
    On December 29,1778 the British troops ambushed the Colonist of Savannah, Georgia causing all of the Rebels to leave and Georgia to fall to British rule, The British were planing to take over Verginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. Georgia was the first step to controling the South. 550 Rebels were killed or captured.
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  • America's Biggest Loss of Troops (CL #19)

    America's Biggest Loss of Troops (CL #19)
    General Washington avoided getting pinned by the British to wipe them out. After the British took control of Georgia, they sent General Charles Cornwallis and 8,500 troops to capture Charleston, South Carolina. The Patriots had the Continental Army and militiamen, which were about 5,000 men, lead by General Benjamin Lincoln. When Cornwallis’ men attacked, the Patriots had no chance whatsoever. Since the British had them surrounded, they couldn’t retreat. May 12th, 1780, General Lincoln surrender

  • Washington and Count de Rochambeau of France join forces to attack in New York Part 1

    Washington and Count de Rochambeau of France join forces to attack in New York Part 1
    The French has allied with the Americans since 1778 when the 2nd British Army captured Charleston, and the mutiny plagued the American Army. On August 22, the two armies marched from New York to Virginia, and battled the British fleets in the Chesapeake Bay. After 5 days of battle, the combined American and French forces attacked and overwhelmed General Cornwallis’s fortified position October 14 in Yorktown. By: Kate Zuccaro #36

  • Washington and Count de Rochambeau of France join forces to attack in New York Part 2

    Washington and Count de Rochambeau of France join forces to attack in New York Part 2
    The British commander surrendered on October 19 and this eventually forced the British Prime Minister to resign in March 1782. His replacement promoted the signing of the Treaty in Paris in 1783, which granted independence to the American colonies.
    By: Kate Zuccaro #36

  • As Yorktown is about to be taken, Cornwallis surrenders to Washington. -Jessica McQuade #27

    As Yorktown is about to be taken, Cornwallis surrenders to Washington. -Jessica McQuade #27
    The battle of Yorktown began in August 1781. The French were on their way to Chesapeake Bay to support the Americans who surrounded Cornwallis by sea and land. Blocking the waterway was key in this situation because it cut off the York River route.Soon after by Mid-October the Cornwallis and his 8,000 British troops surrendered because they were running out of food and bullets to fight.