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Who was the commander that blocked the British navy's escape from the Chesapeake River in Yorktown?
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The French blocked the British Navy at Chesapeake Bay helping the Americans win the Battle of?
Yorktown
How the geography of Yorktown led to the defeat of the British?
The American Army knew that the Chesapeake Bay had to be blocked, because the British could have escaped to the sea, if things got too rough in the Battle of Yorktown.
How was the British army trapped at Yorktown?
Because the British Fleet had been driven off from the Bay of Chesapeake by De Grasse's French Fleet at the Battle of Chesapeake Capes on September 5,1781, leaving Cornwallis's British Army completely blocked in Yorktown and Gloucester.
What did Admiral De Grasse do in the American Revolution?
During the battle of Yorktown, De Grasse brought ships from the Carribean and blocked the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, blocking the British supply ships.
Body of water french blocked british in Yorktown?
In the battle of Yorktown, which body of water did the French block
Why couldn't the British retreat from Yorktown?
The British cold not retreat from Yorktown because the French fleet blocked the harbor and the American and French troops, surrounded the town.
What was the Patriots strategy for defeating British at Yorktown?
Washington wanted to get the British out of New York City but the recently arrived French Commander, Comte de Rochambeau, had to get his fleet to the carribean by October so he convinced Washington that it would be easier for the French Fleet to assist in the attack further south where Cornwallis was in Yorktown with 9000 British soldiers, where he had fewer soldiers than the occupation of New York City. The plan was for the French Commander to defeat the British fleet at the battle of Chesapeake (which succeeded in early September) and thus blocked any escape by sea for Cornwallis. Washington sent the French General Lafayette to contain Cornwallis until he and his forces could arrive (which he did). So the combined attack at Yorktown by land and by sea left no choice for Cornwallis but to surrender.
What role did the french play in the patriot victory at Yorktown?
The French blocked many attacks by the British.
What French naval commander blocked Cornwallis from the water?
L'Amiral De Grasse with the battle of Chesapeake Bay, blocked Lord Cornwallis and prevented him to receive any support by sea.
How did Washington plan to conquer the British at Yorktown?
Washington wanted to get the British out of New York City but the recently arrived French Commander, Comte de Rochambeau, had to get his fleet to the carribean by October so he convinced Washington that it would be easier for the French Fleet to assist in the attack further south where Cornwallis was in Yorktown with 9000 British soldiers, where he had fewer soldiers than the occupation of New York City. The plan was for the French Commander to defeat the British fleet at the battle of Chesapeake (which succeeded in early September) and thus blocked any escape by sea for Cornwallis. Washington sent the French General Lafayette to contain Cornwallis until he and his forces could arrive (which he did). So the combined attack at Yorktown by land and by sea left no choice for Cornwallis but to surrender.
Was it a wise decision for the british to retreat to Yorktown?
it was a good decicion, but the colonists blocked the british from going to sea so it was a two way win
What was the patriot strategy for defeating the british?
Washington wanted to get the British out of New York City but the recently arrived French Commander, Comte de Rochambeau, had to get his fleet to the carribean by October so he convinced Washington that it would be easier for the French Fleet to assist in the attack further south where Cornwallis was in Yorktown with 9000 British soldiers, where he had fewer soldiers than the occupation of New York City. The plan was for the French Commander to defeat the British fleet at the battle of Chesapeake (which succeeded in early September) and thus blocked any escape by sea for Cornwallis. Washington sent the French General Lafayette to contain Cornwallis until he and his forces could arrive (which he did). So the combined attack at Yorktown by land and by sea left no choice for Cornwallis but to surrender.
