Battle of Charles Town

— A major 1780 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces captured Charleston, South Carolina, dealing a significant blow to the American cause in the southern colonies.

— British general Charles Cornwallis, commander of British forces in the southern colonies whose surrender at Yorktown in 1781 helped end major fighting in the American Revolution.

— The 1781 siege in Virginia where American and French forces surrounded and forced the surrender of British troops under Lord Cornwallis, effectively deciding the outcome of the Revolutionary War.

— A small, often temporary, enclosed defensive earthwork or fortification used to protect soldiers and artillery during a battle; redoubts were key features in siege warfare.

— A French nobleman who came to America to help during the Revolutionary War. He became a trusted general who supported the American cause and helped train soldiers.

— A rough path through the Appalachian Mountains that settlers used to move west into Kentucky and other lands. It was important for early American expansion.

— A Prussian (German) military officer who taught American soldiers better drilling, discipline, and camp organization during the Revolutionary War, which made the Continental Army stronger.

— The winter camp in 1777–1778 where George Washington’s army stayed. Soldiers faced hard cold, hunger, and sickness but left better trained and more united.

— A friend or partner, especially a country that supports another country during a war or problem. In the Revolutionary War, France was an important ally to the Americans.

— An American military leader who led campaigns in the western frontier during the Revolutionary War, helping to secure land north of the Ohio River for the United States.

— To leave without permission. In a military context, if a soldier deserts, they abandon their post or duties when they are supposed to be serving.

— A naval commander during the American Revolution often called the “father of the U.S. Navy.” He led daring attacks on British ships and became famous for his bravery at sea.

— A private ship or sailor authorized by a government (with a special letter called a commission) to attack enemy ships during wartime. Privateers helped the American war effort by capturing British goods and ships.

— The edge of settled land where towns and farms end and wilderness begins. During early American history, frontiers were places where explorers and settlers faced new challenges.

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Term	Definition
Battle of Charles Town	— A major 1780 engagement in the American Revolutionary War in which British forces captured Charleston, South Carolina, dealing a significant blow to the American cause in the southern colonies.
Lord Cornwallis	— British general Charles Cornwallis, commander of British forces in the southern colonies whose surrender at Yorktown in 1781 helped end major fighting in the American Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown	— The 1781 siege in Virginia where American and French forces surrounded and forced the surrender of British troops under Lord Cornwallis, effectively deciding the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
Redoubt	— A small, often temporary, enclosed defensive earthwork or fortification used to protect soldiers and artillery during a battle; redoubts were key features in siege warfare.
Marquis de Lafayette	— A French nobleman who came to America to help during the Revolutionary War. He became a trusted general who supported the American cause and helped train soldiers.
Wilderness Road	— A rough path through the Appalachian Mountains that settlers used to move west into Kentucky and other lands. It was important for early American expansion.
Baron von Steuben	— A Prussian (German) military officer who taught American soldiers better drilling, discipline, and camp organization during the Revolutionary War, which made the Continental Army stronger.
Valley Forge	— The winter camp in 1777–1778 where George Washington’s army stayed. Soldiers faced hard cold, hunger, and sickness but left better trained and more united.
Ally	— A friend or partner, especially a country that supports another country during a war or problem. In the Revolutionary War, France was an important ally to the Americans.
George Rogers Clark	— An American military leader who led campaigns in the western frontier during the Revolutionary War, helping to secure land north of the Ohio River for the United States.
Desert	— To leave without permission. In a military context, if a soldier deserts, they abandon their post or duties when they are supposed to be serving.
John Paul Jones	— A naval commander during the American Revolution often called the “father of the U.S. Navy.” He led daring attacks on British ships and became famous for his bravery at sea.
Privateer	— A private ship or sailor authorized by a government (with a special letter called a commission) to attack enemy ships during wartime. Privateers helped the American war effort by capturing British goods and ships.
Frontier	— The edge of settled land where towns and farms end and wilderness begins. During early American history, frontiers were places where explorers and settlers faced new challenges.

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