True History - Veritas Card #22 (Red Card) - Washington Commands the Continental Army

Washington Commands the Continental Army - 1775-1781

  George Washington was selected to be the commander-in-chief of the American Armies in 1775, and he was successful at winning the first battles. Men were enlisting in the war, and Americans were supportive of it. But there were some setbacks. In the years 1777-1778, Americans fled to Valley Forge, because of suffering defeat. Philadelphia fell to the British.
    But in 1777, there was a turning point. Americans won an important victory at Saratoga, and when that happened, France was brought back into the colonies.
   The famous words of John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight!" were being heard by those around him. He was in charge of the French ship, Bonhomme Richard. The Bonhomme Richard defeated the Serapis, which was the English ship. John Paul Jones was ready to fight even though a lot of damage  came to his ship.
   Francis Marion, known as the 'Swamp Fox' was a guerilla fighter in the South, who was successful in frustrating the plans of the British, who were mainly fighting in the South now.
  French ships in the Chesapeake Bay surrounded the British army, led by Lord Cornwallis. Washington's troops were on land, and Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781.