THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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they did not want bugs in their fort
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so, they would be not be as surrounded by the Navies
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so, bears would not come in
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cornwallis and his troops built earthworks of wood that surrounded the fort at Yorktown. Once Washington had Yorktown surrounded, they began bombarding the earthworks with fire in hopes to eventually get across them. They moved closer and closer while exchanging gunfire with the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation’s independence. It also cemented Washington’s reputation as a great leader and eventual election as first president of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Charles Cornwallis was a British army officer who served as a general during the Revolutionary War (also known as the American Revolution). He led British forces to success in New York and Philadelphia before moving to the war’s southern theater in 1780.