THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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about 280 patriots were wounded/killed
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about 500 British troops were wounded/killed
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everybody died
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General Cornwallis died in the battle
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Detailed explanation-1: -The casualties during the siege were 500 British, 80 Americans and 200 French killed and wounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Outnumbered and outfought during a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace with the British and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8, 000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The year 1781 found a large squadron of British troops led by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis hoped to keep his men in the Chesapeake town until fresh supplies and reinforcements could arrive from Britain. The French and the Americans conspired to capture the British before that could happen.