Two events in particular led to the Patriot victory over the British at Yorktown. The first was the assembly of a large and well-led army, a mixture of American and French forces that outnumbered and outmaneuvered the British force led by Lord Cornwallis. The second was an important naval victory by a French fleet over a British fleet that resulted in the isolation of the British land-force and the severing of its supply line.
Yorktown surrender.
British surrender at Yorktown Virginia was the last major event,
The key event that led to the Patriots' defeat of the British at Yorktown was the naval battle that preceded it. In the Battle of the Chesapeake, a French navy met, defeated, and drove off the English fleet that was attempting to cover and supply the British army on land at Yorktown. With the British now trapped in their positions without hope of being supplied, the victory at Yorktown was all but assured.
The Battle of Yorktown came immediately before Cornwallis surrendered.
The surrender of the British forces under Lord Cornwallis, the last battle of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown surrender.
British surrender at Yorktown Virginia was the last major event,
George Washington led the battle
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The American victory at Yorktown
The key event that led to the Patriots' defeat of the British at Yorktown was the naval battle that preceded it. In the Battle of the Chesapeake, a French navy met, defeated, and drove off the English fleet that was attempting to cover and supply the British army on land at Yorktown. With the British now trapped in their positions without hope of being supplied, the victory at Yorktown was all but assured.
The key event that led to the Patriots' defeat of the British at Yorktown was the naval battle that preceded it. In the Battle of the Chesapeake, a French navy met, defeated, and drove off the English fleet that was attempting to cover and supply the British army on land at Yorktown. With the British now trapped in their positions without hope of being supplied, the victory at Yorktown was all but assured.
The two events that ended the Revolutionary War Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
The Battle of Yorktown came immediately before Cornwallis surrendered.
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The surrender of the British forces under Lord Cornwallis, the last battle of the American Revolution.