Not even close. Washington was the indispensable man, as Flexner has called him. While the victories in the south were important, there were four British armies operating in or above Virginia.
Had they bagged Washington’s army at any point, the Revolution would have collapsed.
Sam Houston was Washington II. He saved Texas utilizing George’s ferocious skill at manipulating men all up and down the spectrum for the win.
The French soldier and sailors. There were more Frenchmen at Yorktown under LaFayette than there were Americans. Don’t forget the Battle of the Chesapeake was won by Admiral Compte de Grasse when he defeated the British rescue fleet, bottling up Cornwallis and his troops with no possible escape.
I’ll have to agree. If Felxner says it was Washington, that is a good enough source for me. I finally found a copy of Flexner’s six volume history of Washington last year. Haven’t had a chance to read it yet.