Revolutionarywarbattles

revolutionary war battles by: jasmine alvarez

Battle of Yorktown General Cornwalis arrived in Petersburg in May of 1781. He then went to, Yorktown and began preparing a naval base there. General Washington moved south and, together with French ground and naval forces, surrounded the British army, forcing its surrender. This victory by Washington and French forces ended the war. Here is a quote from George Washington:  Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Battle of Kings Mountain  In North Carolina, Major Ferguson was patrolling with a force of over 1,000 Tory supporters attempting to pacify the countryside. 1,200 militia men, most from North Carolina gathered to stop Ferguson and his troops. Ferguson realized that they were overtaking him, he organized his defenses atop King's Mountain. On October 7, 1780 the militia arrived at the base of the mountain and surrounded it. The defenders' losses quickly mounted and, when Ferguson was killed, the fight went out of the remaining soldiers. Of the Tory troops, 157 were killed, 163 were severely wounded and 698 were captured. The patriot militia lost only 28 killed and 62 wounded. media type="custom" key="11365338" 