Lesson 12: Surrender at Yorktown
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Battle of the Virginia Capes |
Surrender at Yorktown
Study the Battles
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of The Virginia Capes
The Battle of Yorktown
Book
George Washington: Apostle of Liberty
I usually assign this book earlier in the class and we discuss it at this point.
10 Miracles that Saved America
1. Storm preventing amphibious attack on rebels at Dorchester Heights (Mar 1776)2. Fog & Escape from Long Island (Aug 1776)
3. Battle of Trenton on Christmas Eve and subsequent escape (Dec 1776)
4. Fog at Germantown (1777)
5. Early spawning of Shad and subsequent survival at Valley Forge (1777-78)
6. Wind on the Hudson River & escape with captured supplies from Stony Point (1779)
7. Sudden rain swelling the Catawba River after the Battle of Cowpens (1781)
8. Cornwallis remaining in Yorktown due to bad weather (1781)
9. Interception of communication of Benedict Arnold
10. Capture of General Lee in NJ
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