3.3 vocab

Hessian

German mercenaries that arrived in New York with the intention of launching an expedition to seize control of the Hudson River and isolate New England from the rest of the continent.

Battle of Trenton

the surprise attack launched by Washington that targeted a Hessian camp in Trenton. In the night of Christmas day, him and the few thousand men that composed the continental army defeated the Hessians. This got the continental army their much needed supplies and morale boost. The Hessians were hungover.

Battle of Saratoga

in 1777, British General John Burgoyne led an army from Canada to secure the Hudson River. He was supposed to meet with Howe, however the general abandoned the plan with no notice and sailed to Philadelphia. Therefore, the continental army was able to defeat Burgoyne. This was a major turning point in the war, as Franklin was in Paris trying to sign a treaty with the French. The results of the continental armys victory proved to the french that this treaty was necessary, and it effectively turned a colonial rebellion into a global war as fighting between the British and French soon broke out in Europe and India. Therefore, the French joined the Americas during the war.

Battle of Yorktown

in October 1781, Washington and his troops marched from New York to Virginia in an effort to trap the southern British army, which was led by Cornwallis. The continental army, along with the allied French, arrived at the British dugouts before the awaited supplies. They defeated the British, leaving the British without a new strategy and without public support to continue the war. This led to the signing of a peac treaty in late 1783.

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