What made the Continental Army successful in the Battle of Yorktown?

Answer 1

Top 4 Reasons the Patriots Won

1. George Washington , their appointed general

2. allies whom sent gunpowder and attacked British supply ships (France)

3. determination: the colonies wanted to be totally separate and didn't give up, even through a freezing winter where 2,500 of their men died.

4. they new the geography well: they were close to home and knew where everything was, and could get supplies sooner.

Answer 2

1781 Yorktown campaign helped seal the American triumph in the war. British commander Charles Cornwallis, believing that victory in Virginia would end the rebellion in Georgia and the Carolinas, marched a detachment of troops to Yorktown, hoping to establish a British naval base on the Chesapeake. Sensing an opportunity to trap the British, General George Washington and the allied French commander Rochambeau marched their forces south from New York in late August, and on September 14 arrived at Yorktown. Discovering the British position too well entrenched to attack, the Patriots established a siege intended to force the British to capitulate. The Americans' two-to-one numerical advantage ultimately proved insurmountable. Outnumbered, the British withdrew to inner lines of fortifications as the Patriots consolidated their position. With French warships blocking the British in the York River to the north, Washington's troops dug trenches parallel to the British lines, and brought up their own cannon to bombard the opposing position. On October 14, Patriot forces stormed the British lines east of the town, enabling them to direct a withering fire against the main British defenses. Five days later, acknowledging the futility of his position, Cornwallis surrendered his command. At a loss of only six dozen killed, the Americans had won a major victory against one of the world's most powerful military forces.

Answer 3

hit and-run, ambush and sneak attacks on the british

Answer 4

Britain grew weary of fighting a costly foreign war.

Answer 5

France aided the Colonies.