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The French Navy has rarely played an important role in world affairs, but the presence of the French fleet was enough to prevent British reinforcements from arriving at Yorktown. Because they were cut off, the British Army was forced to surrender to George Washington, allowing the American colonies to claim their independence from Britain.
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∙ 14y agoThe French navy played a key role in the defeat of Cornwallis at the battle of Yorktown They destroyed the British ships coming to pickup Cornwallis's army and take them to New York.
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