The History of~The American Revolution (Part 6: It's finally over)

It was a rebellion like no other, not only did the American Revolution bring about a brand new nation that is not run by a Monarchy, but also to bring a new age in our world where Monarchs would begin to lose their luster.

This is the final part of this 6-part wiki page series on The American Revolution. In this page, we will talk about how the revolution ended, and how it began a long era of overthrowing empires.

## It's Finally Over

### Guilford Court House

By 1778, the ACA (American Continental Army) has finally gotten a hold on its own revolution after their "pseudo" victory at the Battle of Monmouth County Courthouse (in my Native State of New Jersey).

Because of this, The British decided to change their strategy and turn their focus on the southern States as they believe that there were more people that would support the Brits and have better access to the materials and supplies they need in hopes to turn the revolution around.

On September 16, 1779, the British (led by Charles Cornwallis) invaded the port city of Savannah (in the State of Georgia) the British settled in for a month-long siege on the city. Eventually, the British would successfully invade and capture the port city, thus giving the Brits an important supply area so they can take the rest of the Southern States.

On March 29, 1780, The Brits would also invade Charleston (South Carolina) and also would take the port city on May 12.

The Americans knew that they couldn't let the Brits take the Southern States, so they decided to go on the offensive. The Americans found a British stronghold at a place called Cowpens on January 17, 1781. After General Horatio Gates was defeated in the Previous Battle of Camden a few months before. Greene had to think hard about his own strategy. So he decided to split his forces into 2 to reduce the risk of his forces being flanked by the British. At Cowpens, American Officer Daniel Morgan defeated Cornwallis' officer Banastre Tarleton.

Greene's forces would dupe Cornwallis' forces into chasing them through the countryside, this was to stray Cornwallis' forces far away from their supply lines. After 2 months of this, Greene got reinforcements and turned back to attack the British and the 2 factions would face each other at the battle of Guilford Court House in North Carolina. Though, the effort would be in vain as the British would win this battle (though they would lose nearly a quarter of their men in the battle).

### Yorktown~The Final Battle

After traitor Benedict Arnold took Richmond, Cornwallis sees this as an opportunity to make his last stand and prevent the Americans to use the State of Virginia as a supply base, his forces abandons the Carolinas and Georgia and heads for Virginia and take control of the town called Yorktown, he also raided local farms and even freed captured slaves. George Washington along with French Officer "Comte de Rochambeau" sent a fake message that they were going to attack New York City, but what they were really doing was to help out the ACA in Virginia in an attempt to take back Yorktown.

After a brief battle (The Battle of the Chesapeake Bay) where The British Fleet (led by Thomas Graves) were defeated by the French Fleet (led by Comte de Grasse), this allowed the American-French Coalition to lay in for a siege on Yorktown on September 28. With every passing week, the Americans and the French were inching closer to the town. Cornwallis also made a futile attempt to ask for aid from Henry Clinton, but this was ignored.

After holding out for 3 weeks, Cornwallis (with no aid and no supplies) had no choice but to surrender to the American-French Coalition on October 19.

### Aftermath

Though the Americans effectively won, and most of the fighting would seize (though there was still fighting in places like Bermuda, Tobago, and Gibraltar). The war would continue for another 2 years until on September 13, 1783, The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the American Revolution. The British have to recognize American Independence and surrender their territories to America (extending the USA's influence to the Mississippi River). In turn, America also had to pay the Brits the money they owed them.

The American Revolution did more than just create a brand new nation with a brand new kind of government (without a monarchy). But it would also influence many other nations around the world to rise up and overthrow their imperial rulers. Nations such as France, Mexico, Greece, Poland, Haiti, Columbia, Peru, Chile, and later on Russia, India, and China would overthrow their imperial rulers in the decades following the American Revolution. Though it wouldn't be until after World War 2 when most of the world would be dominated by Republics and shape the world we live in today.

But, the road ahead for America would be a bumpy one. Issues such as slavery would question the foundation of the nation, and nearly a century after the revolution, the nation would fight amongst itself in a Civil War, which would be a fight for human rights and justice.

This will conclude this 6-part wiki page series. Don't forget to check out my [Games] and [Movies] wikis as well. Until next time, this is JohnnyOTGS signing out.