The British Parliament was not willing to support a new military campaign.
The last battle, major one too, was at Yorktown, 1781 A combination of American & French troops surrounded the forces of British general Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced the British surrender. Yorktown was a peninsula and the French fleet prevented Cornwallis to escape, as the British fleet from New York was too late for a rescue operation.
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The British Parliament was not willing to support a new military campaign
USS Yorktown (CV-5). She was the lead ship of the Yorktown-class and sister ship to Enterprise (CV-6) and Hornet (CV-8)
General Horatio Gates lead the American army.
On 14 October 1781 against Redoubt #10.
General Horatio Gates lead the American army, and General Burgoyne lead the British, But the Americans won the battle because General Burgoyne surrendered.
the importance of the battle of Germantown was that the French saw what a brave fight that the Americans put together, this lead the French to becoming alliences with the Americans
Paine's powerful words convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence