The Battle of Yorktown

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The Battle of Yorktown

• By Ben Cheney

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The Battle Plan

• In 1781 George Washington met with
• General Rochambeau to plan the next attack. They
  decided to attack Lord Cornwallis In Yorktown.
• The plan was that general Washington would march
  and block of Cornwallis's land route while
  Washingtons allies, the French would send naval
  troops to cut of their water route.

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A map of the plan
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The Naval Battle

• On September 5, 1771, the French fleet attacked
  the British navy in Chesapeake Bay. After
  defeating the British Navy, French Admiral de
  Grass positioned his fleet and began bombarding
  the forts with Cornwallis and his troops.

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The final Battle

• After the French Naval ships won the battle at
  Chesapeake Bay, Washington's army for three weeks
  attacked Cornwalliss defenses day and night
  never stopping. Within two weeks all of
  Cornwalliss outer defenses were destroyed and
  escaping was going to be difficult.

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The Surrender

• Cornwallis was trapped between the American army
  and the French navy. By mid-October, Cornwallis
  was running out of food and ammunition. On
  October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis and 8,000
  British troops surrendered.
• Although this was only one quarter of the British
  troops in America, the surrender has a horrible
  affect on the British government, who were now
  concerned they were losing the war. They were now
  motivated to negotiate the end of the war, and
  the Treaty of Paris.

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Signing the Treaty
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Citation

• The Battle of Yorktown, Virtualology,
• 04-18-08,
• http//www.virtualology.com/terms