THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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because they wanted to swim
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because it was hot outside
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cause they felt like it
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because this prevented the British from bringing more troops and Cornwallis from leaving by ship
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Detailed explanation-1: -The battle resulted in a tactical French victory, effectively blocking the mouth of the Chesapeake and preventing British ships from reinforcing the besieged British Army at Yorktown. Without logistical support and reinforcements from the Chesapeake, the British Army was forced to surrender at Yorktown.
Detailed explanation-2: -The formation of the Chesapeake Bay happened 35.5 million years ago when a meteor collided with Earth, forming a massive crater. Over the next several million years (and a few ice ages), the rising and falling sea levels helped to shape the shallow bay.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of the Chesapeake, also called Battle of the Virginia Capes, (September 5, 1781), in the American Revolution, French naval victory over a British fleet that took place outside Chesapeake Bay. The outcome of the battle was indispensable to the successful Franco-American Siege of Yorktown from August to October.
Detailed explanation-4: -He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 in the last year of the American Revolutionary War. It led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown and helped gain the rebels’ victory. After this action, de Grasse returned with his fleet to the Caribbean.