Lord+Cornwallis

 Lord Cornwallis  by Skyler

He was commander of the British forces. He split his troops in two some were in New York City and the rest were in the south. After the Redcoats swept through Georgia and South Carolina,Clinton had put Lord Cornwallis in command of all troops in the south.

They had a war against Britain and France, and warships were carrying about 7600 soldiers. Clinton had planned to strike the French before Washington even knew about landing. Cornwallis had set up his headquarters at Yorktown, a small Virginia town on Chesapeake Bay. The French and the Americans made a plan to defeat Cornwallis at Yorktown. The French navy took control of Chesapeake Bay.

Now the British navy could not get supplies to the British army or leave the area Cornwallis was trapped. In late September Cornwallis sent word to his commander in the north. "If you cannot relieve me very soon you may be prepared to hear the worst." The worst happened. Surrounded and under attack for weeks from both land and sea, Cornwallis surrendered. The war went on for 2 years. The Patriots had won