1. America's Revolutionary War
... Petersburg, assuming command of all British forces in Virginia. Cornwallis continued to have success, but was unable to gain a firm foothold. While Cornwallis was trying to conquer Virginia, General Greene's attack reduced the British army to defending Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington. Clinton, disturbed by Cornwallis's campaigns without lasting results, ordered Cornwallis to establish a post at a deep-water port in ... all others is most favorable to us. " Burgoyne did not expect much resistance after he subdued Fort Ticonderoga. He fully expected to march triumphantly south to Alba...
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