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The Battle of Yorktown
Christopher T.
4-11-19
Introduction
Hamilton
Biggest battle of Revolution
Interest
September-April
Favorite research project
The Beginning
Revolutionary War
Boycotts
Sides
Patriots
Loyalists
Commanders
Charles Cornwallis
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Where
Troops
17,000 Patriots
9,000 Loyalists
Yorktown
The Attack
Thrived off the harbor
Had many materials and supplies
Moving up
Yorktown
Patriots moved up
British forced to retreat to center of city
Semicircle
The Patriots created a semicircle
Cut off supplies being sent into the city
Town-folk
Citizens ran down to the river
Citizens were secretly rooting for the Patriots
The Battle
Shots from both sides
Battle slowly moves on
More Troops
More troops
Cornwallis demanded more troops
Henry Clinton would not agree to send the troops
Who was Henry Clinton?
Henry Clinton was a commander for the Loyalists
He also sat in the House of Commons from (1772-1795)
At Last the Troops
at last the troops
Clinton sent the troops but the trip to Yorktown would take nearly five days
Finally, Some Action
Finally, some action
The Patriots were bored of sitting around
They orchestrated an attack
The Patriots Strike
The Patriots strike
Flanked the right side of the city
Came up behind the British
The British Lose Troops
The British lose troops
The British suffered severe causalities
Cornwallis was worried that the troops would not be to Yorktown in time
The Siege
Cornwallis had one last idea
The Last Idea
The last idea
The last idea for the Loyalist's was to flank around the York River
The Patriots intercepted them on their way across the river
No Hope
The Battle was slowly falling apart for the British
On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis surrendered his army
Surrender Ceremony
Cornwallis did not attend the surrender because he had fallen ill
After the Battle
The Patriots took over Manhattan after the battle
The British withdrew from the battle and the Patriots won the war
U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was created in 1787
The Constitution gave rules for the United States designed and created by the founding fathers of our nation
Bill of Rights
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights was created to give citizens rights like the right to bear arms and the freedom of speech
This Bill was created so America would not have a Monarchy
Timeline of the Battle
October 1781
The British surrender and the Patriots win the war
Charles Cornwallis arrives at Yorktown
1775
The
Revolutionary War begins
September
1781
October 19,
1781
The Patriots
enclose the Loyalists
Bibliography
Bibliography
Anderson, Dale. The Battle of Yorktown. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: World Almanac Library, 2005.
British Battles. Battle of Yorktown, www.british battles.com (Feb. 2019).
Ketchum, M. Richard. Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign that Won America. New York, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2004.
Urwin, M Gregory. “Yorktown, Siege of.” World Book Edition W, X, Y, and Z. 2017.
Witoski, Michael Don. Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown. Salem Press, 2017.