- The British moved the fighting to the South after France entered the war in an attempt to gain Loyalist support.
- Arnold was an American general who secretly offered to turn over the fort at West Point to the British in exchange for money.
- Before he could be convicted as a spy, Arnold escaped and fought for the British.
Battle of Yorktown (1781)
• General Cornwallis set up camp in Yorktown, Virginia.
• A French fleet, under the leadership of Admiral de Grasse, blocked the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, preventing Cornwallis from receiving supplies from the British navy.
• George Washington, along with 6,000 French troops led by Gen. Rochambeau, marched to Yorktown from New York.
• The U.S. and French troops cornered Cornwallis in Yorktown.
• Cornwallis surrendered on October 17, 1781, ending the Revolutionary War!
|
