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The American Revolution
General Nathanael Greene in the South
All across the Lower South, British outposts either surrender or get abandoned as General Nathanael Greene leads the Patriots through the region. He fights three full-scale battles with the British, losing them all. But each time, Greene inflicts such heavy casualties, the British have to withdraw until they're penned up in just three coastal towns. London’s Southern strategy was falling apart.
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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
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Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.