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How many kilometers separate Yorktown from the peninsula to the northeast?
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What type of land formation did the Battle of Yorktown occur?
In a peninsula.
What happened when Cornwallis moved the British troops on the Yorktown peninsula?
he expected the british to make them leave the peninsula
What town is located on peninsula between the James and York river?
Yorktown.
Why was Cornwallis forced to surrender in Yorktown?
George washing and his troops trapped Cornwallis's troop on a peninsula in Charleston. They had no way to escape.
What town is located on a peninsula between the James and York Rivers?
The town located on a peninsula between the James and York Rivers is Williamsburg in Virginia, USA. This area is also known as the Historic Triangle, which includes Jamestown and Yorktown.
When did Confederate troops evacuate Yorktown during the Peninsula campaign?
The Confederates evacuated Yorktown on May 3, 1862. The II Union Corps occupied Yorktown on May 4th and then went to the pursuit of the retreating Magruder's army.
This patriot victory in which British troops under command of general Cornwallis were trapped on a peninsula?
Yorktown
Who occupied the western part of the Yorktown peninsula when the siege began?
the British general Charles Cornwallis
What city is located on the York River?
It is the Middle Peninsula, Virginia (United States of America).
Where did the American and French forces trap General Cornwallis and his British army?
Cornwallis and his forces were on a peninsula at Yorktown.
What was one important factor that contributed to the American conributed to the American victory at Yorktown?
The French fleet arrived off Yorktown and chased off the British ships.
