Across
- 1. (14)Although the British won, Cornwallis soon found he could not control the area he had conquered
- 4. (10)replaced Gates as commander
- 5. (4)Prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Continental Army
- 7. (1)Mohawk chief
- 8. (5)authorized by the Congress for approximately 2,000 ships to sail
- 12. (2)British commander in Detroit
- 13. (12)Near Wilmington, North Carolina,
- 15. (16)sent 3,500 British troops from New York to takes Savannah, Georgia
- 16. (8)suffered great losses in the process
Down
- 2. (11)hit-and run technique of _____ caught the British off guard
- 3. (13)Clinton returned to New York, leaving ___ in command of British forces in the south
- 6. (9)abandoned the Carolina campaign
- 9. (7)met the British warship Serapis
- 10. (3)A lieutenant colonel in the Virginia militia
- 11. (15)surrendered, but the Bonhomme Richard sank not long after the battle
- 14. (6)A daring American naval officer
