Thurlow crossword

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Across
  1. 3. British general,surrendered in Yorktown on October 19th 1781
  2. 5. a battle between Americans and British to fight for freedom,started with the rise of taxes
  3. 8. allied with the British in the battle of Yorktown
  4. 10. British forces under general Clinton move from New York to take the city and occupy it and most of the state.
  5. 12. Recruited Friedrick Von Steuben,on 100 dollar bill.
  6. 13. officer in the Prussian war,help trained army,strict leader
  7. 15. British raised it on the Americans and they got mad,you pay them still today
  8. 16. army consisted of 6,000 people,led by general Cornwallis
Down
  1. 1. raised his own army to expel the British forces from the gulf coast of Mexico
  2. 2. a privately owned merchant ship outfitted with weapons,known as pirates
  3. 4. General of patriots,later to be known 1st president in the USA
  4. 6. served for general Washington with no pay,came from french
  5. 7. personally funded and supported the american revolution,convinced mexico,Spain,and Cuba to financially support the Americans
  6. 9. a place in Virginia where the British took over,where the final battle of the war was held
  7. 11. known as Americans,led by general Washington army consisted of 8,800 people
  8. 14. allied with the Americans to help defeat the British in the battle of Yorktown