2. VALLEY FORGE “If the army does not get help soon, in all likelihood it will disband.” -George Washington Desertions, Death and Disease “Beef!!” Six month encampment No battle was fought
3. VALLEY FORGE February= New life March= General Nathanial Green= Food April= Baron Von Stueben April= Conway Cable eliminated
4. VALLEY FORGE May= French Alliance June 19, 1778 Suffering, Survival, Success Wikimedia Commons, George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette at Valley Forge, October 29th 2005 via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
5. Saratoga “…One of the greatest battles that ever was fought in America.”- Major Henry Dearborn British Plan General John Burgoyne Successful- Two armies join in Albany
6. Saratoga Lake George- Burgoyne stopped General Howe Washington retreats to York Washington sends troops North
7. 1st Battle of Saratoga “Battle of Freemans Farm”- Sept. 19th, 1777 Burgoyne- 10 miles short Sharpshooting Virginians 2 for 1
8. 2nd Battle of Saratoga “Battle of Bemis Heights”- Oct. 7th 1777 Burgoyne's Mishap Burgoyne retreats North October 17th, 1777
9. Battle of Yorktown Lord Charles Cornwallis Sir Henry Clinton Marquis de Lafayette Wikimedia Commons, Lord Cornwallis (1738 - 1805) two-time Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793 and in 1805, 28 march 2010 via Wikimedia Commons , Public Domain.
10. The march to Virginia Admiral De Grasse Washington attacks- August 21st The other 2,500 men…
11. Bombardment De Grasse's troops 3,000 More September 28th October 14th, 2 redoubts destroyed
12. Bombardment Cornwallis’s counterattack Cornwallis’s counterattack=…Failure October 17th– Surrender Yorktown- Last major battle of Revolutionary Wikimedia Commons, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown., 21 February 2005 via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
13. Treaty of Paris Cornwallis surrender= ends the Revolutionary War Small battles linger King George III Wikimedia Commons, a needle painting of King George III of England done by Mary Morris Knowles after a painting by Zoffany , 25 July 2008 via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
14. Singing of the Treaty September 3rd, 1783 Increase the Peace January 14th, 1784 Wikimedia Commons, Treaty of Paris - the participants, 1 June 2007 via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
15. Key points of T.O.P. Ten articles Main ones: Article #1 Article #2 Article #7
16. Conclusion Valley forge= no battle was fought Saratoga= one of the greatest battles ever fought Battle of Yorktown= ends revolutionary Treaty of Paris= grants America freedom!!
