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 François
Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse had
already served in the French Navy for 25 years
before being sent to help the American
Revolutionary cause. On September 5, 1781, his
fleet engaged a British fleet in the Chesapeake
Bay and successfully prevented the escape of
General Lord Charles Cornwallis from Yorktown. |
 Jean-Baptiste
Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau,
was a very distinguished French officer when he
brought an army of French troops across the
Atlantic to join the American Revolution. His
army was subsequently instrumental in the
Americans forcing British General Cornwallis to
surrender his army at Yorktown. |
 The Battle of
Yorktown began when a combined
American and French army laid siege to Yorktown,
Virginia, on September 28, 1781, and ended with
the surrender of the British Army under General
Lord Cornwallis on October 19. |
 Casimir
Pulaski gained distinction as a
cavalry officer during Poland's fight for freedom
from Russian rule. Convinced to help in America's
fight for independence, he trained and commanded
a cavalry unit known as the Pulaski Legion. He
was killed during the Battle of Savannah. |
 Friedrich
Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben came to
America in 1778 to help in the Revolutionary
cause and helped George Washington transform a
ragtag collection of troops into a
well-disciplined and well-trained army. |
 John
Sullivan led armies at Quebec, Long
Island, Trenton, Princeton, Staten Island,
Brandywine, and Germantown. He is best known,
however, for leading a camapign against the
Iroquois in New York that ended their alliance
with the British. |
 Molly
Pitcher was a
nickname for women who carried water to troops on
Revolutionary War battlefields. Although many
such women existed, the most commonly known story
involves one whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays
McCauley. |
 The Battle of
Monmouth, fought on June 28, 1778,
was the last time two full armies would meet in
battle during the Revolutionary War. Although it
ended in a technical draw, the Americans gained
confidence in their abilities and faith in
General George Washington's leadership. |
