THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Question
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What did Lord Cornwallis and the British Army not realize while settling at Yorktown?
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George Washington and the French allies were planning to trap the British at Yorktown.
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The American Army had no plans to attack Yorktown.
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The British Army would soon run out of food and would have to leave.
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The French had decided not to help the Americans in the war.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8, 000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -General Cornwallis Surrenders Surrounded by enemy fire, and blocked from receiving aid by the French fleet that had arrived in Chesapeake Bay, Cornwallis was trapped.
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