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Siege of Yorktown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

  • in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by Major General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis.
    • anibal hernandez
       
      i this war i remembered in the movie of the patriot the british were trapped by the american armys . the british fought with the americans and lost to them and general cornwallis surrenders. he is to inbarest to give the proper way of defeat he gives hes sword to hes second in command. when the second in command left he went to the french who helped the americans. the french told him to go to washington to give him the sword. when he got to washington general washington wouldnt take the sword from the second in command he had to give it to general washingtons second in command.
    • nilsson Siguenza
       
      In this war, the british were trapped by the american army . the british fought agianst the americans and lost then general cornwallis surrenders.
    • nilsson Siguenza
       
      he is to embarresed to surrender the proper way of being defeat he gives his sword to his second in command.
    • nilsson Siguenza
       
      then he leaves and goes to the french to suurender because they help the americans, he did this because they rather surrender tp the french, but the french said to give it to washington.
    • nilsson Siguenza
       
      but then washington says that he wants generals cornwales sord not his so he tells him to give it to washingtons second command.
    • alize mcghee
       
      yes ; he was veery scared to surrender ; because he would'nt think it would end up like that
    • alize mcghee
       
      was one of the biggest victory for the american forces & the slaves 
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    The allies were able to finish their 2nd parallel.
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    cornmallis surender to washigton and to fench
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    The beginning of September, de Grasse defeated a British Fleet that came to relieve Cornwallis.
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