USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -At the time, British forces were fighting on two fronts, with General Henry Clinton occupying New York City, and Cornwallis, who had already captured Charleston and Savannah, in South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cornwallis had his men construct a main line of defense around Yorktown that consisted of ten small enclosed forts (called redoubts), batteries with artillery and connecting trenches.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Siege of Yorktown in Virginia in 1781 was the culminating battle of the Revolution in North America. It followed six years of seesaw combat for independence. It was a victory not just of Americans, but of allies. George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau jointly led the siege operations.