THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Massachusettes
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William
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Trenton
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Cheasapeake
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of the Chesapeake was a naval engagement pitting the French naval fleet under Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse against a British fleet under Admiral Sir Thomas Graves that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on September 5, 1781.
Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of the Chesapeake, also called Battle of the Virginia Capes, (September 5, 1781), in the American Revolution, French naval victory over a British fleet that took place outside Chesapeake Bay. The outcome of the battle was indispensable to the successful Franco-American Siege of Yorktown from August to October.
Detailed explanation-3: -Excess nutrient pollution is the leading cause of the decline and degradation of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summer 1807: The British attack the USS Chesapeake and remove American sailors (U.S. National Park Service)