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Upside Down Nathanael Greene's masterful strategies as well as Franco-American cooperation secured victory in the South. After Greene frustrated General Cornwallis' designs in the Carolinas, the British general moved to Virginia where the Allies trapped his army. Yorktown was not the end of the war, as Washington and his generals had to contend with the British garrisons that remained.

January Pennsylvania and New Jersey troops mutiny over pay and enlistment grievances. To prevent further spread of revolt among army, Washington and his officers deal harshly with the mutineers, executing several men.

January 17 Daniel Morgan wins one-sided victory against British at the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina.

February 14 Continental Army under Greene's command exhausts Cornwallis in marching contest, covering forty miles in sixteen hours.

February 20 Congress appoints Robert Morris, “The Financier of the Revolution” as Superintendent of Finances. During trying financial period, Morris astutely manipulates accounts to keep the war effort funded.

March 1 States formally ratify the Articles of Confederation.

March 15 Greene further weakens British stamina in a fierce clash of arms at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.

April 25 Finding his position untenable, Greene withdraws during the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina.

May 9 Spanish capture British outpost at Pensacola (Florida).

July 6 Finding himself outnumbered nearly 10 to 1, Anthony Wayne saves his troops from capture by charging straight into Cornwallis’ men at Green Spring Plantation, Virginia.

August 21 Combined armies of Washington and Rochambeau slip away from New York before the British can discover them missing, marching south to confront Cornwallis in Yorktown, Virginia.

September 5 The Battle of the Virginia Capes and subsequent naval operations prevent the British fleet from entering Chesapeake Bay to rescue Cornwallis.

September 8 Greene fights sharp action at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, and orders another tactical withdrawal.