French commander

British commander at Yorktown

to approve officially

September 3, 1783

a surprise attack

Due to George Washington’s strategy, Charles Cornwallis was defeated at the

Although the last signifi cant battle took place in 1781, the treaty ending the war was signed in

The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the

Which foreign troops helped defeat British forces at Yorktown?

When Congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, confl ict between the soldiers and Congress was resolved by