February 25,1779, George Rogers Clark and his small army of cold, wet, and hungry frontiersmen captured

Fort Sackville form the British at Vincennes. The British quickly surrendered.

This is the George Rogers Clark Memorial, that stands on the site where the British surrendered. Clark’s success undermined the British attempts to control lands west of the Appalachian Mts.

Victory in the West1.1777 Virginian named George Rogers Clark (bluecoat) heads west to take charge of Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes region.

2.Only 200 Patriots joined him on MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

3.1779 on flatboats Americans seized Ohio River Valley

George Washington after receiving a letter from the French indicating that the fleet was sailing toward

Chesapeake bay.

Battle of Chesapeake. On September 5, 1781, French Admiral de Grasse engaged a British fleet

in battle.

Cornwallis’ army marched out of Yorktown between two lines of French and American soldiers to the surrender field where they could lay down their arms and the flag.

Victory in Yorktown1.1781 Cornwallis comfortable in Chesapeake Bay. He felt confident about control of the sea.

2.In 1781 French sent 3,000 more men in war ships

3.George Washington has his troops surrounded Yorktown by land and the French troops in ships seal of the Chesapeake Bay on October 17, 1781

4.October 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered