USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The American commander in chief, General George Washington, ordered Lafayette to block Cornwallis’s possible escape from Yorktown by land. In the meantime Washington’s 2, 500 Continental troops in New York were joined by 4, 000 French troops under the comte de Rochambeau.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the summer of 1780, 5, 500 French troops, with Comte de Rochambeau at the helm, landed in Newport, Rhode Island to aid the Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington with support from Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau over the British Army commanded by British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Washington realized that it was time to act. 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The success of the French fleet in gaining control of the Chesapeake Bay prevented Cornwallis from receiving reinforcements and helped ensure that Washington could use the bay to transport troops and supplies to Yorktown.