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=VICTORY AT YORK TOWN:= In 1780,The revolutionary war was at a critical point now for either side to win the war.The French sent 5,000 troops and there navy with General Comte De Rochambeau to help the American's.They were going to attack New York city but they saw that the British were all alone in the city of York Town. General George Washington waited for the French fleet to come but they did not set sail till the summer of 1781. Washington waited a year for the French navy to come. This is a good picture that really illustrate''s the battle F.B

=﻿__CHANGE IN PLANS__= George Washington changed his mind to go to Yorktown,instead of New york.He did this because in 1781,Washington found out that Admiral Francois de Grasse, the french naval was heading toward Chesa Peake.But George wanted to keep his change of plans a secret.He keep it a secret because he wanted Clinton to think the Patriots still planned to attack New York.He wanted to keep Clinton from sending aid to Cornwallis.General Rochambeau and his troops has joined General Washington in July. Washington troops marched 200 miles in 15 days.

I like how the horse is bowing down to the father of our country. F.B.

Matthew- I love this picture, so appropriate for changing plans!!! :>) =Cornwallis Defeat= On October 9th the Americans and French started a tremendous bombardment. Lots of British soldiers were becoming sick and injured and supplies started to run low. Cornwallis realized the hopelessness of his situation. On October 19 he surrender. The Patriots won the battle of Yorktown. Hanging over the weapons the British marched between rows of French and British troops. A French band had played "Yankee Doddle" and a British band responded with a child's tune called "The World has Turned Upside Down" Indeed it has. =INDEPENDENCE:= After the victory at York Town,there were still more battle's that happened.But the British thought that the war was to costly to pursue so the British lost the war.The Americans signed the treaty of Paris with the British.The American's won independence,there country,and Florida with all the British troops of there land.they also agreed that British merchants could collect debts owed by the american's.Also that the loyalists get there property returned to them.When the they were signing the treaty the British asked that there faces should not be shown in the painting.



=__NEW BURG CONSPIRACY__= After British surrender,Washington had a strong army with headquarters at Newburg, New York.Planning to disband it when the peace treaty was sighned.Following the British surrender at Yorktown was not easy for the American soldiers.Anger mounted when Congress dident fund their pensions and failed to provide other pay. Some officers wrote a letter in March 1783,the letter wrote,the army should refuse to disband. General Washington was shocked and worried, He realized that this action could destroy the nation.He tried to persuade the officers to be patient with Congress. then Washington told congress to meet the soldiers just demands:"If retiring from the field,the officers are to grow old in poverty. The shall I have learned what ingratitude is". Congress acted on the demands.

nice pictures matt!!! from Dan