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Ch.4/Sect.3 and Ch.4/Sec.4 (War at Sea (Congress made the marines and…
Ch.4/Sect.3 and Ch.4/Sec.4
War at Sea
Congress made the marines and Continental Navy
Patriots went after British supply base
American troops took main supply fort on Nassau
John Paul Jones
Most famous victory-the capture of the British warship
Serapis
; Early in battle the British knocked out the heaviest artillery on the
Bonhomme Richard
Americans wore down the British and they surrendered
Captured many British supply ships
War in the West
Village leaders learned of the attack and surrendered
Launched a surprise attack on Fort Sackville; Commander of Fort Sackville surrendered
George Rogers Clark volunteered to lead the western campaign
Brutal Fighting
British destroyed crops, farm animals, and other property
British officer Banastre Tarleton refused to take prisoners and killed soldiers who tried to surrender
Southern war was brutal; Georgia was firs to fall to British; Next major target was Charleston, South Carolina; scored one of their biggest victories in the war
A Failed Attack
Gates had half of soldiers as he had planned for, Patriot attack soon fell apart
General Nathanael Greene was discouraged by the devastation when he rode in to reorganize the army
Patriot forces tried to drive British out of Camden, South Carolina; Led by Horatio Gates
Guerrilla Warfare
No other Patriot was better at this technique than Francis Marion; Organized Marion's Brigade, group of guerrilla soldiers
British could not capture Marion and his men; They used surprise attacks
Southern Patriots switched to fast hit-and-run attacks known as guerrilla warfare