David+Fanning+and+Tories

=Battle of Yorktown= = = ====The Battle of Yorktown was not the first planned invasion General Washington had in mind, but he liked it better. Washington heard about the fleet of ships the British had. He thought it was a perfect time to attack and trap the British. They set up their cannons in the trenches they made and began firing, which signaled the battle. General Cornwallis who led the British after a few days ran out of food and needed his soldiers, so he surrendered. The Patriots had won the Battle of Yorktown!====

=David Fanning and Tories= = = ====David Fanning was the most famous of the Tories. He didn't operate with the British, but let alone independently. Fanning attacked and harassed American units where and whenever he found any. His men and Fanning terrorized the backcountry neighborhoods that sent men to the North Carolina militia. They were accused of theft,====