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Lesson 12: Surrender at Yorktown

 

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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