the patriot. george washington key to save army was survival

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