The year is 1781. The British have taken control of Savannah and Charles Town, scattering the American Continental in the area army. The rest of the American forces chase the Native Americans out of the Tennessee area (western NC). A large force of British regulars and Hessian units, commanded by Cornwallis sweep through Virginia waiting on commands to take York (Yorktown). Marquis de Lafayette and his French soldiers are aiding the Americans gather force in Virginia to try to pin down the British and wait for the French fleets to arrive to contest the seas.