2. Clinton used Loyalist
support to take
Charleston,
Camden and
Savannah. His
Commander in the
South was
Cornwallis.
3. Arnold had been given
command of West Point.
Feeling slighted and
needing money, he made
a deal with the General
Clinton to turn the fort
over to the British.
His go-between, Colonel
Andre, was caught and
hanged, but Arnold got
away to become a British
General.
4. Between Loyalists
and Patriots (Major
Ferguson was the
only Brit.)
Ferguson bragged
they could not be
driven from the
mountain.
The mountain is about 150’ high. The His men camped on
plateau is 600 yards long and 70’ wide at
one end. The other end is 120’ wide.
the plateau at the
top.
5. Ferguson knew the Patriots
would have to expose
themselves to advance up
the mountain, but his men
had to expose themselves to
Shooters fire.
shooting
Patriot sharpshooters in the
downhill
tended to surrounding woods covered
overshoot the advance with their rifles.
their targets.
Ferguson shot several times,
died.
6. Nathaniel Greene in
charge of South, split
the troops. Morgan
took part of troops to
Cowpens.
It was a pasture that
backed up to the Broad
River.
7. The much despised
British Lt. Col. Banistre
Tarleton went for a full
frontal attack, but
Morgan had three lines
of troops ready to
envelop him.
As Tarleton’s troops rode
in, Patriot sharpshooters
took out officers, causing
confusion.
Patriot cries of “Tarleton’s Quarter” and ”Bloody Ban” refer to the Battle of Waxhaw's, a still
controversial battle in which Patriots claimed their men were slaughtered, rather than taken
prisoner.
8. Patriots were stationed
in the open field, told
to fire twice, then
retreat.
Thinking he had them
on the run, Tarleton
pursued.
As each line retreated,
it formed on his flanks
to surround his men.
9. As Tarleton’s men got
closer, Morgan’s men
shot officers first,
confusing the British
troops.
Morgan’s lines were
ordered to fire twice,
then retreat. The
retreating line then
reformed on his flanks to
surround him, causing a
huge victory for Patriot
militia over British
regulars in the South.
10. “The
Swamp
Fox” was
known for
guerilla
tactics in
South
Carolina
The story goes that the British officer discussed a prisoner coastal
exchange with Marion, and was invited to stay for breakfast, areas.
roasted sweet potatoes. Inspired by their dedication to the cause
despite their provisions, the officer defected to the Patriot side.
11. Cornwallis ignored an
order from Clinton to go
ahead to New York.
Remaining too long at
Yorktown Peninsula, he
was under siege by
Patriot and French
forces.
Washington,
Rochambeau, and the
French Fleet had him
trapped.
12. Cornwallis had to
surrender
October 19, 1781,
but the Treaty of
Paris would not
be signed until
September 3,
1783.
13. Terms:
United States is an
independent nation.
Americans pay
outstanding debts to
Loyalists.
Borders:
N-Canada
S-Florida (Spain)
W- MS River
E- Atlantic Ocean
