Post on 17-Dec-2015
THE PATRIOT
GEORGE WASHINGTONKEY TO SAVE ARMY WAS SURVIVAL
SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
TORIES OR LOYALISTCOLONIST THAT FAVORED THE BRITISH DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
BRITISH FOCUS ON SOUTHERN COLONIES
REASONS FOR GOING SOUTH
1. LARGE AMOUNT OF TORIES OR LOYALIST
2. COULD USE THEIR STRENGTH THEIR NAVY
HENRY CLINTONWAS IN CHARGE OF BRITISH TROOPS IN BEGINNING OF SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
BRITISH ATTACK SAVANNAH
BRITISH CREATE LOYALIST MILITIA’S TO PROTECT TERRITORY
WOULD WORK IN GEORGIA BUT NOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
BRITISH TAKE CHARLESTONHENRY CLINTON IS LEADER
WAXHAW MASSACRE
AMERICAN TROOPS LED BY ABRAHAM BUFORD WAS CHASED DOWN AND MASSACRE BY BANESTRE TARLETON
BANESTRE TARLETONWAS ORDERED TO TRACK DOWN MARION
FRANCIS MARIONSWAMP FOX
MILITIA BEGINNING GUERILLA WARFARE TACTICS
A.) LEARN TACTICS FROM
FIGHTING
THE CHEROKEE
INDIANS
CHARLES CORNWALLISREPLACES CLINTON AS LEADER OF BRITISH SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
HORATIO GATES
WAS LEADER AT THE BATTLE OF CAMDEN
SENT MARION TO COMMAND WILLIAMSBURG MILITIA
NATHANAEL GREENETOOK OVER SOUTHERN CONTINENTEL TROOPS AFTER BATTLE OF CAMDEN
DECIDES TO SPLIT ARMY IN TWO AND GIVE OTHER HALF TO DANIEL MORGAN
DANIEL MORGANORDERED TO ANNOY AND HARASS BRITISH TO GIVE GREENE TIME TO REBUILD THE ARMY
BATTLE OF COWPENSMORGAN TAKES ON TARELETON
BATTLE OF COWPENS
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
CORNWALLIS MOVES INTO VIRGINIA TO LINK UP WITH HENRY CLINTON
MOVE TOWARDS YORKTOWN TO HAVE SUPPORT OF HIS NAVY
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
WASHINGTON SHOWS UP WITH FRENCH SOLDIERS AND FRENCH NAVY AND SURROUNDS CORNWALLIS
SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN
SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS
BATTLE OF GUILFORD COURT HOUSE
AFTER BATTLE BRITISH RETREAT NORTH INTO VIRGINIA
GET TRAPPED AT YORKTOWN