Across
- 1. A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
- 2. Cornwallis British general who surrendered his army at the Battle of Yorktown, effectively ending the fighting.
- 4. Skill or knowledge acquired through training or experience, often used to describe the military abilities of generals like Nathanael Greene.
- 6. of Kings Mountain A pivotal American victory in 1780 in South Carolina, fought entirely between American Patriot and Loyalist militias.
- 8. A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces (e.g., Francis Marion's tactics).
- 10. Greene Continental Army general who successfully led the southern campaign against the British forces after the defeat at Camden.
Down
- 1. Supplies of food, drink, and equipment, especially for a journey or military expedition, essential for the Continental Army.
- 3. A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic, where people hold popular sovereignty.
- 5. Marion Continental Army officer known as the "Swamp Fox" for his effective use of guerrilla warfare in South Carolina.
- 7. Gates Continental Army general whose reputation suffered after his crushing defeat by the British at the Battle of Camden.
- 9. of Yorktown The final decisive confrontation in 1781 where the combined American and French forces trapped and defeated the British army
- 11. of Paris 1783 The agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.