THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To cross the Delaware River and take the Hessian troops by suprise
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To bombard the British with artillery and have the French Navy create a blockade
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To dress up like British Troops and sneak into their camp and then attack them
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To sneak to the British camp at night and leave fires burning to trick the British into thinking they were still at the American camp
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Detailed explanation-1: -General George Washington instructed the Marquis de Lafayette, who was in Virginia with an American army of around 5, 000 men, to block Cornwallis’ escape from Yorktown by land. In the meantime, Washington’s 2, 500 troops in New York were joined by a French army of 4, 000 men under the Count de Rochambeau.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cornwallis has thrown up a series of redoubts on the outskirts of Yorktown while the majority of his men hunker down in the town. With the help of French engineers, American and French troops begin to dig a series of parallel trenches, which bring troops and artillery close enough to inflict damage on the British.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 20, 1781, he began moving American and French forces south from New York to join Lafayette’s American troops and engage Cornwallis at Yorktown. As supreme commander, he was responsible for coordinating the American and French wings of the army, as well as strategy and logistics.
Detailed explanation-4: -He ordered Marquis de Lafayette and an American army of 5, 000 troops to block Cornwallis’ escape from Yorktown by land while the French naval fleet blocked the British escape by sea.