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washington had 800 men left and was in desperate need of a win
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the french reconize america independnce and signed an alliance
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the battlle for new york included 32000 people and half of them were german
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british sail to new york
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america withdrew from the war losing many people
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the british pushed washingtons army across the delaware river into pennslyvania
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washington led his army in a surprise attack that killed 30 and took 918 captive
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america won and washington marched his army into a winter camp.
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general howe began his campain to seize the american capital
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the british kept their troops along the coast line to the big guns and supply
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british troops occupied philadelphia and found quarters inside
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france agreed not to make peace with britian unless britain reconized american independence
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british shift down to the south
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the british hoped to rally loyalist support.
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a british expedition easily took savannah.
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a royal governer once again commanded georgia
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marquis at 20 years old led and attack that lasted years of the war
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replaced howe and teamed up with charles cornwallis sailed south
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cornwallis succeeded, they were joined by african americans who escaped
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Greene wrote a letter to Lafayette asking for help
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washingtons troops assemble to accept British's surrender.
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the troops were paid in gold coins
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cornwallis surrendered after being outnumbered 2 to 1
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washington ordered nathanael greene to march sourth and harass cornwallis
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Congress appointed a merchant named Robert Morris as Superintendent of finance
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Virginia Militia stood with the American and French armies to witness the formal british surrender
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the americans were picked as an underdog to lose the war and shocked the world and won
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The delegates signed the treaty of Paris which confirmed U.S independence
