George Washington and the dangerous two years after Yorktown, 1781-1783
Describes how, even after Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, the war effectively continued for two more years due to the British hold on American cities and the seas, the thirteen states were not yet unified, the Continental army remained unpaid and threatened mutiny, as well as other tensions and disagreements that were rampant. Discusses the importance of Washington's address to his officers in 1783 that probably prevented the army from marching on Congress.
