Match the battle with the description.

1. Backwoodsmen annihilated the British regiment.
Vincennes
2. Morgan killed or captured almost all of the force Cornwallis sent.
Guilford Courthouse
3. Greene was driven from the field, but the British retreated to South Carolina.
King's Mountain
4. This was the decisive battle of the war.
Yorktown
5. Clark captured, lost, and recaptured the fort.
Cowpens

1 answer

Here’s the correct matching of each battle with its description:

  1. King's Mountain - Backwoodsmen annihilated the British regiment.
  2. Cowpens - Morgan killed or captured almost all of the force Cornwallis sent.
  3. Guilford Courthouse - Greene was driven from the field, but the British retreated to South Carolina.
  4. Yorktown - This was the decisive battle of the war.
  5. Vincennes - Clark captured, lost, and recaptured the fort.

So the matched list is:

  1. King's Mountain
  2. Cowpens
  3. Guilford Courthouse
  4. Yorktown
  5. Vincennes